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Bookmark or Share- What Are Meteorites? | Ask An Earth and Space ScientistIt’s a meteor: a rock from space that is traveling through Earth’s atmosphere. When it hits the ground, it is not a meteor anymore. Then it is called a meteorite. Where do meteorites come from? Most meteorites come from asteroids in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
- Meteorite - National Geographic SocietyA meteorite is a fragment of spatial matter that falls to the surface of a planet. Most meteorites that fall to Earth come from the Asteroid Belt. Watch as a meteorite travels to Earth, causes an explosion, and creates an impact crater. Video by QA International, National Geographic. Failed to fetch. Video. Photograph. Article. Vocabulary.
- Meteors and Meteorites - NASA ScienceMeteors: When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere (or that of another planet, like Mars) at high speed and burn up, the fireballs or “shooting stars” are called meteors. Meteorites: When a meteoroid survives a trip through the atmosphere and hits the ground, it’s called a meteorite.
- Meteorite - WikipediaA meteorite is a rock that originated in outer space and has fallen to the surface of a planet or moon. When the original object enters the atmosphere, various factors such as friction, pressure, and chemical interactions with the atmospheric gases cause it to heat up and radiate energy.
- Meteorite | Definition, Types, Identification, & Facts ...Meteorite, any fairly small natural object from interplanetary space—i.e., a meteoroid—that survives its passage through Earth’s atmosphere and lands on the surface. In modern usage the term is broadly applied to similar objects that land on the surface of other comparatively large bodies.
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