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micrometeorite

noun

  1. smallest extraterrestrial materials that make it to the surface of the Earth
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From micro- + meteorite (micro- + meteor + -ite).

  1. an extraterrestrial particle, less than a millimeter in size, that has survived entry into the atmosphere without melting
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