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The Executive Branch agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's civilian space program and aeronautics and aerospace research.
The SI unit of force equal to that required to accelerate a 1-kg mass 1 m per second per second (1m/sec2). Compare with dyne.
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A small natural body which orbits a larger one. A natural satellite. Capitalized, the Earth's natural satellite.
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Rocky or metallic material which has fallen to Earth or to another planet.
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A meteoroid which is in the process of entering Earth's atmosphere. It is called a meteorite after landing.
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A fundamental property of an object comprising a numerical measure of its inertia; the amount of matter in the object. While an object's mass is constant (ignoring Relativity for this purpose), its weight will vary depending on its location. Mass can only be measured in conjunction with force and acceleration.
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Great circles that pass through both the north and south poles, also called meridians.
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Time adjusted for location around the Earth or other planets in time zones.
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