interplanetary dust

collocation in English

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interplanetary
adjective[before noun]
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/ˌɪn.təˈplæn.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˌɪn.təˈplæn.ɪ.ter.i/
between ...
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dust
noun[U]
uk
/dʌst/us
/dʌst/
dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or ...
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Interplanetarydustparticles collected in the stratosphere - observations of atmospheric heating and constraints on their interrelationships and sources.
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The objects that he can detect have diameters of around 20 mm, much larger than normalinterplanetarydustparticles, much smaller than normal meteorites that fall to the ground.
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Isotopic analysis of meteorites andinterplanetarydustcollected in the upper atmospheres have revealed the presence of pre-solar grains similar to those formed in evolved stars.
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One zodi is the amount ofinterplanetarydustin the inner solar system.
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In addition to these two regions, various other small-body populations, including comets, centaurs andinterplanetarydust, freely travel between regions.
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This material is known as theinterplanetarydustcloud.
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There are other minor sources of energy that are usually ignored in these calculations: accretion ofinterplanetarydustand solar wind, light from distant stars, the thermal radiation of space.
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The materials in a singleinterplanetarydustparticle often show that the grain elements formed in different locations and at different times in the solar nebula.
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The collection of meteor observations by several methods from all around the world ensures the comprehensive study of meteor showers and their relation to comets andinterplanetarydust.
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