The study confirms a 20-year-old theory that balsaltic^([sic]) achondrite meteorites are projected off the surface of the asteroid 4 Vesta, the second largest asteroid in the solar system, which lies between Jupiter and Mars.
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Achondrite
Synonyms for "achondrite"
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Translations
7 translations across 7 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- akondriitti noun (stony meteorite that contains no chondrules)
French
1 entries- achondrite noun (stony meteorite that contains no chondrules)
Irish
1 entries- acoindrít noun (stony meteorite that contains no chondrules)
Polish
1 entries- achondryt noun (stony meteorite that contains no chondrules)
Portuguese
1 entries- acondrito noun (stony meteorite that contains no chondrules)
Russian
1 entries- ахондри́т noun (stony meteorite that contains no chondrules)
Spanish
1 entries- acondrita noun (stony meteorite that contains no chondrules)
Sample sentences
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The Vestan, Lunar, and Martian meteorites are achondrites.
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