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impact event

impact event noun: the collision between two or more celestial bodies, at least one of which usually being an asteroid or meteorite.

Noun

impact event

  1. The collision between two or more celestial bodies, at least one of which usually being an asteroid or meteorite.
    • Impactite is the term used for all rocks produced or affected by a hypervelocity impact event.2012, G. R. Osinski, Impact Cratering: Processes and Products

Questions about impact event

What does impact event mean?
Impact event means the collision between two or more celestial bodies, at least one of which usually being an asteroid or meteorite.
What part of speech is impact event?
Impact event is a noun.

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