An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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ballistic panspermia
  پان‌دانه‌وری ِ پرتابیک  
pân-dâne-vari-ye partâbik
Fr.: panspermie balistique  

Transfer of microbes and biochemical compounds from a planet to another due to meteoric impacts. Debris being knocked off a planet like Mars can reach escape velocity and enter the atmosphere of another planet with passenger micro-organisms intact.

See also: → ballistic; → panspermia.