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Ejecta

Definition:

Ejecta refers to any material that is forcefully ejected or thrown out from a volcano, explosion, impact crater, or other natural geological processes.

Examples:

Noun:

• The volcanic eruption released a massive amount of hot ejecta into the atmosphere.
• The impact of a meteorite can scatter ejecta over a large area.

Adjective:

• The impact crater was surrounded by a field of fine ejecta particles.
• The scientists collected samples of the deposit to study the characteristics of the ejecta layer.

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