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Matter ejected; material thrown out; as, the ejecta of a volcano; the ejecta, or excreta, of the body.
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Material thrown out of a volcano or impact crater.
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Rock fragments, glass, and other material thrown out of an impact crater or a volcano.
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The material thrown out of an impact crater by the shock pressures generated during the impact event. Ejecta generally covers the surface around an impact crater to a distance of at least one crater diameter, with individual streamers of material extending well beyond this distance (see rays). The ejecta blanket of a crater becomes less visible with increasing age of the crater.
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Material that is thrown out by a volcano, including fragmented rocks, ash, and lava bombs.
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Lunar material thrown out (as resulting from meteoroid impact or volcanic action).
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Material thrown out of an impact crater during formation. Such material may be distributed around a crater in distinctive patterns forming "ejecta rays" or "ejecta loops. "
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Material thrown out of a crater during an impact event.
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the stream of rock and dust that is thrown upwards when a meteorite strikes a planet.
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a general term for anything thrown into the air from a volcano during an eruption; synonymous with pyroclast which means "fire" and "broken piece."
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Rock particles blown out of a volcanic or meteoritic impact site.
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a blanket of material (rocks, soil) surrounding the crater, having been thrown out during the impact event.
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Material that is thrown out by a volcano, including pyroclastic material (tephra) and lava bombs.
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material thrown about by an impact or volcano
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Material that is ejected. Used mostly to describe the content of a massive star that is propelled outward in a supernova explosion. Also used to describe the material that is blown radially outward in a meteor impact on the surface of a planet or moon.
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Pulverized rock scattered by impacts on an object's surface.
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The material thrown out from and deposited around an impact crater.
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Material excavated from an impact crater, such as the blanket of material surrounding lunar craters and crater rays.
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Ejecta is rocks, dust, and other material thrown from a volcano, impact crater, or exploding star.
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Pulverized rock scattered by meteorite impacts on a planetary surface.
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Matter forcefully thrown out or expelled. Referenced in: Meteor Impact Craters Meteor Impact Hazard
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Material such as glass and fragmented rock thrown out of an impact crater during its formation.
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The material thrown from an impact crater during its formation.
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The material, and debris that are ejected from an erupting volcano.
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matter ejected, as from a volcano. [AHDOS
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Ejecta is material that has been thrown from a volcanic erutption. Some ejecta are lava bombs and tephra ( pyroclastic material).
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