Meteoroids

Any solid objects moving in interplanetary space that are smaller than a planet or asteroid but larger than a molecule. Meteorites are any meteoroid that has fallen to a planetary surface. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

Year introduced: 1996

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Tree Number(s): G01.060.075.500

MeSH Unique ID: D019110

Entry Terms:

• Meteoroid
• Chondrites
• Chondrite
• Comets (Astronomy)
• Comet (Astronomy)
• Meteorites
• Meteorite
• Meteors
• Meteor
• Carbonaceous Chondrites
• Carbonaceous Chondrite
• Chondrite, Carbonaceous
• Chondrites, Carbonaceous

Previous Indexing:

• Astronomy (1966-1994)
• Solar System (1995)

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Physical Phenomena
Astronomical Phenomena
Astronomical Objects
Meteoroids