The Emergence Machine

Meteorite

abstract · Astronomy · Level 6 · E3

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Emergence definition

A meteorite is a solid fragment of a celestial body that survives passage through the Earth's atmosphere, which is the outer boundary or form of an object in space emerging from the interaction of matter and space, governed by physical laws and properties, and is a remnant of a meteor, a small, solid particle from space that enters a planet's atmosphere and burns up, producing a bright streak of light in the sky.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “meteorite” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
meteorite
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0MeteoriteMeteorAtmosphereAirSurfaceFormObjectPlanetSubstanceExistenceMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesMeteoriteL6SurfaceL3MeteorL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Surface L3 (requires)
    Understanding surface is essential for grasping meteorite
  • Meteor L5 (requires)
    A meteorite is a meteor that survives atmospheric entry and reaches the surface.