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impact melt

impact melt noun: the molten rock that forms when an asteroid or meteorite strikes a solid surface, creating intense heat and pressure.

Noun

impact melt

  1. (planetary science) The molten rock that forms when an asteroid or meteorite strikes a solid surface, creating intense heat and pressure.

Questions about impact melt

What does impact melt mean?
Impact melt means the molten rock that forms when an asteroid or meteorite strikes a solid surface, creating intense heat and pressure.
What part of speech is impact melt?
Impact melt is a noun.

Words near impact melt in the dictionary

  1. impact event
  2. impact factor
  3. impact factors
  4. impact matrix printer
  5. impact matrix printers
  6. impact melt
  7. impact play
  8. impact printer
  9. impact printers
  10. impact resistance
  11. impact resistances

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