meteorite impact

collocation in English

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meteorite
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmiː.ti.ər.aɪt/us
/-t̬i.ə.raɪt/
a piece of rock or other matter from space that has landed ...
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impact
noun[C usually singular, U]
uk
/ˈɪm.pækt/us
/ˈɪm.pækt/
the force or action of one object ...
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(Definition ofmeteoriteandimpactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The importance of being cratered : the new role ofmeteoriteimpactas a normal geological process.
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The dolerite is believed to have existed as much as 1/2 billion years before themeteoriteimpact.
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Amazonian regions have fewmeteoriteimpactcraters but are otherwise quite varied.
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Other deformations are caused bymeteoriteimpactand combinations of gravity and erosion such as landslides and slumping.
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Geologists believe that the area was the site of an ancientmeteoriteimpact.
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At the time of discovery ameteoriteimpactorigin was suspected, but could not be proven.
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These observations are not possible and are not consistent with a truemeteoriteimpactof this small size (cf. terminal velocity).
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Experts decided that the planet's robots were running amok as a result of themeteoriteimpact.
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The lakes are thought to be formed by ameteoriteimpact90 million years ago.
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Being so circular, it is argued by some scientists that it may be ameteoriteimpactcrater.
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Amazonian regions have fewmeteoriteimpactcraters, but are otherwise quite varied.
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Lipscombite is often formed atmeteoriteimpactsites where its crystals are microscopically small, because crystal-forming conditions of pressure and temperature are brief.
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The presence of iron fragments at the site also pointed to ameteoriteimpact, as there are no iron deposits in the region.
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Meteoriteimpactcame from the east, in a tilt of 35 - 40 degrees.
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It is formed in a 23km mi wide, partly erodedmeteoriteimpactcrater.
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The terraced inner walls form at late stages in the formation of an impact crater, due to collapse of the initial cavity formed by themeteoriteimpact.
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Arizona is home to one of the most well-preservedmeteoriteimpactsites in the world.
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No distinctive high-pressure minerals, including the hexagonal carbon polymorph, lonsdaleite, have been found as inclusions in carbonados, although such inclusions might be expected if carbonados formed bymeteoriteimpact.
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Lechatelierite also forms as the result of high pressure shock metamorphism duringmeteoriteimpactcratering and is a common component of a type of glassy ejecta called tektites.
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