shatter cone

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

名詞

(geology) A type of geologic feature consisting of a branching network of multiple stacked conical or spoon-shaped striated fractures produced by high-intensity shock waves, with the apex of the cones pointing back towards the point of origin of the shock waves; only known to be produced by hypervelocity meteorite impacts or underground nuclear explosions.

日本語の意味

（地質学）高強度の衝撃波によって生じる、分岐状に広がった複数の円錐形またはスプーン形の溝状亀裂の集合体。これらの亀裂は、円錐の頂点が衝撃波の発生点を指しており、超高速隕石の衝突や地下核実験によってのみ形成されることが知られている。

英語の意味

(geology) A type of geologic feature consisting of a branching network of multiple stacked conical or spoon-shaped striated fractures produced by high-intensity shock waves, with the apex of the cones pointing back towards the point of origin of the shock waves; only known to be produced by hypervelocity meteorite impacts or underground nuclear explosions.

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Geologists found a shatter cone embedded in the limestone, evidence of an ancient meteorite impact.

地質学者は石灰岩の中に埋まった破砕円錐を発見し、それが古代の隕石衝突の証拠であることが判明した。

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意味（1）

(geology) A type of geologic feature consisting of a branching network of multiple stacked conical or spoon-shaped striated fractures produced by high-intensity shock waves, with the apex of the cones pointing back towards the point of origin of the shock waves; only known to be produced by hypervelocity meteorite impacts or underground nuclear explosions.

shatter cones （ plural ）