plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: material thrown out (as from a volcano)
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In recent years, scientists have proposed an even more outlandish explanation: The plumes are hydrothermal ejecta from an underground ocean.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Paul Chodas, director of the Center for Near Earth Object Studies at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said 2024 PT5 is possibly a piece of ejecta from an impact on the moon, meaning the mini-moon may have originated as a piece of the original moon, according to the New York Times.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
Since then, researchers have found that the ejecta also contain organic compounds and silica, indicating ongoing chemical reactions that are only possible where liquid water meets rock.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024
Also found were traces of supernova ejecta, the chemicals blasted outward in the fatal explosion of a star.
—Linda Shiner, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Paul Chodas, director of the Center for Near Earth Object Studies at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said 2024 PT5 is possibly a piece of ejecta from an impact on the moon, meaning the mini-moon may have originated as a piece of the original moon, according to the New York Times.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
Since then, researchers have found that the ejecta also contain organic compounds and silica, indicating ongoing chemical reactions that are only possible where liquid water meets rock.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024
Also found were traces of supernova ejecta, the chemicals blasted outward in the fatal explosion of a star.
—Linda Shiner, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Ejecta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ejecta. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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