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bolide

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bolide: see fireball bolide (bō`līd) is a fireball that explodes in the air because of thermal stresses created when it passes through the earth's atmosphere.
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bolide [′bō‚līd]
(astronomy)
A brilliant meteor, especially one which explodes; a detonating fireball meteor.


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Naval Observatory, which provides a wide range of astronomical data, said Monday the brilliant, streaking lights were either space junk or a super bright meteor known as a bolide.
Definition Box -Impact frustration is a theory which says that life may potentially have arisen many times, but was wiped out due to severe bolide impacts) The water beneath the ice would be cold, allowing for organic molecules to survive over much longer periods of time.
It was expected to be the first time that a bolide has been spotted before impact.
 
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