Concept information
Preferred term
Meteoroids
Definition
- A solid object in interplanetary space before it reaches the Earth's atmosphere. Meteoroids are of silicate and/or metallic matter having a size from tiniest grains up to that of the smallest asteroids. (en)
Broader concept
- Solar system (en)
Narrower concepts
- Meteorites (en)
- Meteors (en)
- Micrometeoroids (en)
Editorial note
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1040
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