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22 relations: Ataxite, Atmosphere of Earth, Campo del Cielo, Cattle, Cobalt, Friedrich Wilhelm Kegel, Glossary of meteoritics, Grootfontein, Hydroxide, Impact crater, Iron, Iron meteorite, IVB meteorite, Meteorite, Namibia, Nickel, Otjozondjupa Region, Rössing uranium mine, South West Africa, Stone skipping, Terminal velocity, Universe (book).
Ataxite
Ataxites (from Greek meaning "without structure") are a structural class of iron meteorites with a high nickel content and show no Widmanstätten patterns upon etching.
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Atmosphere of Earth
The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases, commonly known as air, that surrounds the planet Earth and is retained by Earth's gravity.
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Campo del Cielo
The Campo del Cielo refers to a group of iron meteorites or to the area where they were found.
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Cattle
Cattle—colloquially cows—are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates.
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Cobalt
Cobalt is a chemical element with symbol Co and atomic number 27.
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Friedrich Wilhelm Kegel
Friedrich Wilhelm Kegel (?-1948), from 1924 to 1933 director of the mining operations at Tsumeb mine, Namibia.
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Glossary of meteoritics
This is a glossary of terms used in meteoritics, the science of meteorites.
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Grootfontein
Grootfontein (Large Spring after the nearby hot springs) is a city of 23,793 inhabitants in the Otjozondjupa Region of central Namibia.
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Hydroxide
Hydroxide is a diatomic anion with chemical formula OH−.
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Impact crater
An impact crater is an approximately circular depression in the surface of a planet, moon, or other solid body in the Solar System or elsewhere, formed by the hypervelocity impact of a smaller body.
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Iron
Iron is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from ferrum) and atomic number 26.
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Iron meteorite
Iron meteorites are meteorites that consist overwhelmingly of an iron–nickel alloy known as meteoric iron that usually consists of two mineral phases: kamacite and taenite.
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IVB meteorite
IVB meteorites are a group of ataxite iron meteorites classified as achondrites.
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Meteorite
A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or moon.
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Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia (German:; Republiek van Namibië), is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean.
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Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number 28.
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Otjozondjupa Region
Otjozondjupa region is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Otjiwarongo.
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Rössing uranium mine
The Rössing Uranium Mine in Namibia is the longest-running and one of the largest open pit uranium mines in the world and is located in the Namib Desert near the town of Arandis, which is 70 kilometres from the coastal town of Swakopmund.
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South West Africa
South West Africa (Suidwes-Afrika; Zuidwest-Afrika; Südwestafrika) was the name for modern-day Namibia when it was subsumed under South Africa, from 1915 to 1990.
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Stone skipping
Stone skipping (or stone skimming) is the art of throwing a flat stone across water in such a way that it bounces off the surface, preferably many times.
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Terminal velocity
Terminal velocity is the highest velocity attainable by an object as it falls through a fluid (air is the most common example).
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Universe (book)
Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide is a 528-page, non-fiction book by nine British co-authors (Robert Dinwiddie, Philip Eales, David Hughes, Iain Nicolson, Ian Ridpath, Giles Sparrow, Pam Spence, Carole Stott and Kevin Tildsley) with a short Foreword by Sir Martin Rees, first published in 2005.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoba_meteorite
