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retardation point

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retardation point has duration zero (it is a point in time) 2001-09-27 09:30:07.0
does not occur for meteoroids heavier than 10 tons they impact with a significant fraction of their cosmic velocity
has altitude inversely proportional to the mass of the meteoroid has source: Heide, Fritz 1964, Meteorites, University o Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:30:07.0
has start time shortly after the time of initial contact with atmosphere but before impact
has definition the point in the flight of a meteoroid through the atmosphere where it loses its cosmic velocity and falls freely due to gravity
is a kind of meteor event 2001-09-27 09:30:07.0

impact event can produce a crater 2001-09-27 09:30:06.0

event has synonym world point 2001-09-27 09:29:57.0
has time of occurrence

retardation point	has duration zero (it is a point in time)
	does not occur for meteoroids heavier than 10 tons they impact with a significant fraction of their cosmic velocity
	has altitude inversely proportional to the mass of the meteoroid
	has start time shortly after the time of initial contact with atmosphere but before impact
	has definition the point in the flight of a meteoroid through the atmosphere where it loses its cosmic velocity and falls freely due to gravity
	is a kind of meteor event
impact event	can produce a crater
event	has synonym world point
event	has time of occurrence