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Meteoroid vs Ejecta - What's the difference?

meteoroid | ejecta |

As nouns the difference between meteoroid and ejecta

is that meteoroid is (astronomy) a relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a solar system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere while ejecta is pyroclast, tephra.

As a verb ejecta is

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meteoroid

English

(wikipedia meteoroid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a solar system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere

    • Derived terms

    * micrometeoroid * meteoroidal

    Related terms

    * meteor * meteorite * meteoritic * meteoritics * meteoriticist * meteorology

    ejecta

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Material which has been ejected, especially from a volcano or an impact crater.