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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5370. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar System, Meteors

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A small rounded piece of natural glass, green, black or brown and typically centimeter-sized. Once believed to have a volcanic origin or to be peculiar meteorites, they are now thought to have been formed by the impact of kilometer-sized asteroids. Their composition, mainly silica with some metal oxide content, is consistent with the rapid melting of terrestrial rock under a large impact and the ...

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