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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremie VAUBAILLON" Subject: (meteorobs) definition
> Hello you all,
>
> In order to write an "official" document, I am looking for the IAU
> definition of a meteoroid.
Unfortunately I don't know where you can find this information. It
would indeed be useful if the IAU nomenclature commitee would publish this
on the web. I have suggested this to one of the IAU Pro/Amateur members,
but I don't know how far it will get.
Ed Majden
Courtenay, B.C. Canada
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