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accretion<\/dt>\r\n \t
the gradual accumulation of mass, as by a planet forming from colliding particles in the solar nebula<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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exoplanet<\/dt>\r\n \t
a planet orbiting a star other than our Sun<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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iron meteorite<\/dt>\r\n \t
a meteorite composed primarily of iron and nickel<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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meteor<\/dt>\r\n \t
a small piece of solid matter that enters Earth\u2019s atmosphere and burns up, popularly called a\u00a0shooting star<\/em>\u00a0because it is seen as a small flash of light<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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meteor shower<\/dt>\r\n \t
many meteors appearing to radiate from one point in the sky; produced when Earth passes through a cometary dust stream<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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meteorite<\/dt>\r\n \t
a portion of a meteor that survives passage through the atmosphere and strikes the ground<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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stony meteorite<\/dt>\r\n \t
a meteorite composed mostly of stony material, either primitive or differentiated<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n
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stony-iron meteorite<\/dt>\r\n \t
a type of differentiated meteorite that is a blend of nickel-iron and silicate materials<\/dd>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
This book was adapted from the following: Fraknoi, A., Morrison, D., & Wolff, S. C. (2016). Key Terms In Astronomy<\/i>. OpenStax. https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/astronomy\/pages\/14-key-terms under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0<\/a><\/div>\r\n
Access the entire book for free at\u00a0https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/astronomy\/pages\/1-introduction<\/a><\/div>","rendered":"
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accretion<\/dt>\n
the gradual accumulation of mass, as by a planet forming from colliding particles in the solar nebula<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
\n
exoplanet<\/dt>\n
a planet orbiting a star other than our Sun<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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iron meteorite<\/dt>\n
a meteorite composed primarily of iron and nickel<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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meteor<\/dt>\n
a small piece of solid matter that enters Earth\u2019s atmosphere and burns up, popularly called a\u00a0shooting star<\/em>\u00a0because it is seen as a small flash of light<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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meteor shower<\/dt>\n
many meteors appearing to radiate from one point in the sky; produced when Earth passes through a cometary dust stream<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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meteorite<\/dt>\n
a portion of a meteor that survives passage through the atmosphere and strikes the ground<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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stony meteorite<\/dt>\n
a meteorite composed mostly of stony material, either primitive or differentiated<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
\n
stony-iron meteorite<\/dt>\n
a type of differentiated meteorite that is a blend of nickel-iron and silicate materials<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
This book was adapted from the following: Fraknoi, A., Morrison, D., & Wolff, S. C. (2016). Key Terms In Astronomy<\/i>. OpenStax. https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/astronomy\/pages\/14-key-terms under a Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0<\/a><\/div>\n
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