Meteoroids

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"Meteoroids" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Any solid objects moving in interplanetary space that are smaller than a planet or asteroid but larger than a molecule. Meteorites are any meteoroid that has fallen to a planetary surface. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

Descriptor ID	D019110
MeSH Number(s)	G01.060.249.500
Concept/Terms	Meteoroids Meteoroids Meteoroid Comets (Astronomy) Comets (Astronomy) Comet (Astronomy) Meteors Meteors Meteor Carbonaceous Chondrites Carbonaceous Chondrites Carbonaceous Chondrite Chondrite, Carbonaceous Chondrites, Carbonaceous Chondrites Chondrites Chondrite Meteorites Meteorites Meteorite

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Meteoroids".

Biological Sciences [G]
Physical Phenomena [G01]
Astronomical Phenomena [G01.060]
Astronomical Objects [G01.060.249]
Meteoroids [G01.060.249.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Meteoroids".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Meteoroids".

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