achondrite
IPA: ˈeɪkˈɑndraɪt
noun
- (astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
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Examples of "achondrite" in Sentences
- In her journal that day, she noted that, “we found an unusual achondrite.”
- It is an achondrite - a basalt - with a composition that suggest an asteroid from the inner asteroid belt. "
- Field image of the achondrite meteorite GRA 06128, found in blue ice of the Graves Nunatak region of the Antarctica during the ANSMET 2006 / 2007 field-season.
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