| 单词 | amor asteroid |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAmor asteroid (The name of) an asteroid discovered in 1932 which follows an orbit crossing that of Mars and approaching but not crossing that of Earth. Also: any of a large group of asteroids, including Eros (Eros n. 2), which follow orbits of this nature (also Amor asteroid, Amor object).Cf. Apollo n. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > minor planet or asteroid > [noun] > specific Vesta1807 Juno1834 Victoria1851 psyche1852 Urania1855 iris1858 Sappho1864 Clio1867 Euterpe1867 Virginia1868 Eros1900 Trojan1918 Amor1932 1932 Sci. News Let. 12 Nov. 308/3 Amor is the new companion of famous Eros, formerly most famous of the minor planets or asteroids. 1949 Publ. Astron. Soc. Pacific 61 164 The discovery of objects such as this one, together with others, notably Amor, Apollo, Adonis, and Hermes, indicates that asteroids exist much closer to the sun than previously supposed. 1970 Astron. Jrnl. 75 206/1 The Amor asteroids..have been regarded as particularly good candidates for ex-comets. 1976 Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 40 1310/2 All Amors eventually evolve into Apollos. 2007 D. T. Britt et al. in L.-A. McFadden et al. Encycl. Solar Syst. (ed. 2) xviii. 355/2 The largest-known NEO [= near-Earth object] is the Amor object 1036 Ganymed, with a diameter of 38.5 km. < as lemmas |
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