bolide
Example Sentences
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They relied on the "pancake model," a widely used semi-analytic approach that describes how a bolide fragments while passing through an atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
The meteor - sometimes called a bolide for its particularly intense brightness - could be seen by much of southern Norway.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2022
The next city-threatening bolide could arrive at any time.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 21, 2019
Still, with all this evidence, one large piece remained missing: the crater where the bolide impact.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
Laplace has calculated that a force five times greater than that of an ordinary cannon would be sufficient to send a bolide from the Moon to the Earth.
From All Around the Moon by Roth, Edward
