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baetyl
a meteoric stone thought in antiquity to be of divine origin, and sometimes worshipped -
gegenschein
a faint, elliptical patch of light in the night sky that appears opposite the sun, being a reflection of sunlight by meteoric material in space. -
impactite
a glassy or crystalline material composed of slag and meteoric materials, produced by the impact of a meteorite striking the earth. -
meteor shower
the profusion of meteors observed when the earth passes through a meteor swarm. -
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zodiacal light
a luminous tract in the sky, seen in the west after sunset or in the east before sunrise and thought to be the light reflected from a cloud of meteoric matter revolving round the sun.