Natural Sciences & Mathematics » Astronomy » Satellites The position of a satellite's axes measured against a set of reference axes.

difference between the position of an object at 0° declination when on the horizon of an observer at the equator, and the position in which the object would be seen from the centre of the Earth, thus being the parallactic displacement corresponding to a distance equal to the equatorial radius of the Earth

The term strewn field indicates the area where meteorites from a single fall are dispersed. It is also used with tektites produced by large meteorite impact.