| meteorite flux    شار ِ شخانهای     šâr-e šaxâne-yi 
 Fr.: flux de météorites    The total mass of extraterrestrial objects that land on Earth during a given time period. 
The meteorite flux is currently estimated to 
be about 107 to 109 kg yr-1. Much of this material is 
dust-sized objects called → micrometeorites. → meteorite; → flux. |