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- 3. Ridiculous movie plot - instead of relying on astronauts, a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers are sent by NASA to destroy a gigantic asteroid
- 4. The most common type of meteorite
- 5. A small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth's atmosphere
- 7. Gorgeous pallasite found in Chile
- 9. King of Pallasites
- 11. It is believed that this “took out the dinosaurs”
- 14. Queen of Pallasites
- 15. Widmanstätten Pattern is created by two nickel-iron alloys: Taenite and ?
- 21. Meteorite witnessed during the time of Columbus
- 23. Smooth, streaky surfaces created by pressure, friction and fracturing
- 25. A dirty snowball with a tail
- 29. High in nickel content
- 30. A stony meteorite
- 31. Meteorite that was once molten
- 34. Possibly the best-studied meteorite in history
- 35. The space between….
- 36. More commonly known as Meteor Crater
- 37. An Enstatite Achondrite
- 38. The most recent witnessed Ureilite (no spaces)
- 42. First Witnessed Aubrite Fall in the US
- 43. This movie is focused on a planet-killing comet or meteor as a metaphor for societal indifference to climate change. (Three words, no spaces or punctuation)
- 47. Rare in meteorites
- 48. Origin of HED minus four
- 50. This movie featured one of the most memorable and hilarious meteorwrongs, a Boeing bomb"—a large, frozen chunk of human waste and toilet paper that fell from an airplane lavatory. (Two words, no space)
- 53. Removal of material from the surface of a meteor
- 54. Meteorite Dimples
- 55. What meteorite would Luke Skywalker most likely own?
- 56. Systematic classification and precise description of rocks
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- 1. Beautiful but highly weathered and unstable pallasite found in 2016
- 2. A term used for the Northwest region of the US and a busy laboratory
- 6. Cooled streaks of once-molten fusion crust (no spaces)
- 8. 2022 Mississippi Witnessed Fall, Topherspin and Knowledge Bolide shirt sightings all over the place!
- 10. Elon Musk founded in 2002
- 12. Four processes that have modified chondrites to varying degrees are aqueous alteration, thermal metamorphism, shock, and ?
- 13. A Magnesium-Iron Silicate
- 16. An object much larger than a meteoroid that is neither a planet nor an identified comet, may be referred to as a minor planet
- 17. A type of chondrule with a distinct outer shell, typically composed of metal, sulfides, or fine-grained dust.
- 18. This Carbonaceous Family of meteorites does not contain chondrules
- 19. It has been said this planet has been a Protector of Earth
- 20. What day of the week are you guaranteed an online place to hang out with other meteorite obsessed enthusiasts?
- 22. 2025 Georgia Witnessed Fall
- 24. The most recent witnessed Martian meteorite
- 26. The only US Witnessed Mesosiderite
- 27. Home of possibly the largest rock show on the planet
- 28. Famous Witnessed Fall related to an All American staple at diners and drive-thru restaurants
- 32. The only witnessed Winonaite ever
- 33. A unique flavor of regmaglypts
- 39. What mineral is said to appear blue in some meteorites?
- 40. A type of chondrule, indicator of aqueous alteration, in theory
- 41. What meteorite MIGHT describe your grandmother if she is still alive? (No spaces)
- 44. The first recorded Pallasite ever found
- 45. Terrestrial rock, physically or chemically transformed by the intense heat and pressure of a meteorite impact
- 46. Terrestrial alteration of a meteorite
- 49. First US Witnessed Diogenite Fall
- 51. A non-metallic, rocky by-product formed during the smelting or refining of metals from their ores or a derogatory British slang term related to promiscuous women
- 52. An exceptionally bright meteor