Sungrazer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sungrazer is a noun meaning (astronomy) A sungrazing comet.
Meaning
(astronomy) A sungrazing comet.
Example Sentences
At least one sungrazer has been observed by a spacecraft to actually be destroyed as it rammed the photosphere.
And there is no telling when another great sungrazer might come. But speculation about the splitting of sungrazers brings us to consider the origins of the Kreutz group.
But Comet Howard-Koomen-Michels (Solwind-1) is apparently the only sungrazer that produced a detectable effect on the appearance of the Sun's corona (Michels et.al., 1982; Sheeley et.al., 1982).
Word Forms
- sungrazers
Related Words
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