English Explanatory Dictionary

Atira asteroid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An asteroid whose orbit lies completely within the orbit of the Earth, and crosses the orbit of Venus.

Word forms

Atira asteroid Atira asteroids

Etymology

Named after the first asteroid discovered in this class, 163693 Atira, named after the Pawnee goddess of the Earth, Atira, from Pawnee Atira, from Pawnee atira (“voc. 'Mother', 'our mother'”).

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