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1Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer — The Gravity Field and Steady State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) is an ESA satellite to be launched 27 October 2008 at 15:21 CET [cite web|url=http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/GOCE/SEMRGH6EJLF 0.html|title=GOCE team gearing up for new launch… …
2Gravity field and steady-state ocean circulation explorer — GOCE Typ: Forschungssatellit Land: Europa Behörde: ESA NSSDC ID: 2009 013A Missionsdaten Masse …
3Geostationary Earth Orbit Satellite — Das GEOS (Geostationary Earth Orbit Satellite) Programm der Europäischen Weltraumbehörde ESA beinhaltete die ersten Satelliten in einer geostationäre Umlaufbahn, die ausschließlich wissenschaftlichen Zwecken dienten. Im Sprachgebrauch der NASA,… …
4cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …
5eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit The eye is protected from mechanical injury… …
6Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …
7Cosmology — The Hubble Ultra Deep Field. Every speck of light in this image is an entire galaxy. This is just a small region of a Universe which could contain as many as 200 billion galaxies. Cosmology is the discipline that deals with the nature of the… …
8comet — cometary /kom i ter ee/, cometic /keuh met ik/, cometical, adj. cometlike, adj. /kom it/, n. Astron. a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and… …
9nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… …
10mechanics — /meuh kan iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on bodies and with motion, comprised of kinetics, statics, and kinematics. 2. (used with a sing. v.) the theoretical and practical application …
