ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
,
Natural Sciences in General
,
Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] Much of the mass of most meteoroids entering the Earth's atmosphere is consumed in the process of ablation. Larger meteoroids (〉 10 cm), which in some cases reach the ground as meteorites, typically have survival fractions near 1–25 per cent of their initial mass. ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature03881
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