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A process by where the atmosphere melts away and removes the surface material of an incoming meteorite.

A scale for measuring the actual brightness of a celestial object without accounting for the distance of the object. Absolute ...

The temperature at which the motion of all atoms and molecules stops and no heat is given off. Absolute zero ...

The process by where dust and gas accumulated into larger bodies such as stars and planets.

A disk of gas that accumulates around a center of gravitational attraction, such as a white dwarf, neutron star, or ...

A stone meteorite that contains no chondrules.

In astronomy, the term albedo refers to the brightness of an object in space. Derived from Latin, albedo means "whiteness" ...

A dark or light marking on the surface of an object that may or may not be a geological or ...

The angular distance of an object above the horizon.

Altitude or elevation is the vertical angle an object makes with the horizon.