Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Aphodus

👉 The term "aphodus" is used in classical mythology and astronomy to describe an event where a comet, after passing through the Earth's atmosphere, passes directly overhead. This occurs when the comet collides with the Earth's atmosphere at its closest point of approach. The impact causes the comet to break apart into fragments that are scattered over vast distances by the gravitational pull of the Earth's mass and the cosmic radiation from the sun.

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