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
It was also a massive learning experience for scientists, the largest atmospheric impact since the Tunguska bolide in 1908.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 15, 2023
The meteor - sometimes called a bolide for its particularly intense brightness - could be seen by much of southern Norway.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2022
Still, with all this evidence, one large piece remained missing: the crater where the bolide impact.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
This was the precise moment at which the travellers would have landed had not that unlucky bolide drawn them off the track.
From All Around the Moon by Edward Roth
