Sentences with phrase «called ejecta»

As for why this crater is elongated, the researchers found the answer in the surrounding blanket of material (called the ejecta blanket).
They are built by fragments (called ejecta) thrown up (ejected) from a volcanic vent, piling up around the vent in the shape of a cone with a central crater.

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Such airborne volcanic ejecta, regardless of size, is called tephra.
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