Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
meteorite .
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- noun mineralogy A type of
meteorite composed of lava from a planet other than Earth.
Etymologies
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From the city of Shergotty, India, where the first specimen was found in 1865.
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Examples
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Like other members of the group of SNCs (shergottite, nakhlite, chassignite), ALH 84001 is thought to be from Mars.
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