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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. ..... Click the link for more information. . bolide [′bō‚līd] (astronomy) A brilliant meteor, especially one which explodes; a detonating fireball meteor. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There also are nine special-effects devices that project animations of astronomical events such as supernovae, the paths of traveling asteriods, solar and lunar eclipses, eclipsing binary stars, and bolides, or exploding meteors, Shobbrook said. The arrangement suggested that bolides have been striking a limited set of targets, or "cratering nodes," which have remained the same for at least the last half billion years. |
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