In this lesson, students explore how locations around a meteorite provide information about the meteorite's orbit.
The more dirt he moved, the more meteorite he exposed.
Here are several views showing mineral composition in part of a meteorite.
He told his parents about the apparent meteorite and they called the police.
If a meteor survives and ends up on the ground, it's rechristened a meteorite.
In any case, meteorite samples from other additional stellar systems would have to be collected and identified.
Astronomers already know they're not meteorite impacts.
The area is filled with cooled lava flows pitted by meteorite impacts.
Among them are a goblin spider carapace, left, and several views showing mineral composition in part of a meteorite.
And pieces of lunar meteorite change hands from time to time.
British Dictionary definitions for meteorite
meteorite
/ˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt/
noun
1.
a rocklike object consisting of the remains of a meteoroid that has fallen on earth. It may be stony (chondrite), iron, or stony iron (pallasite) See chondrite
Derived Forms
meteoritic (ˌmiːtɪəˈrɪtɪk) adjective
Word Origin and History for meteorite
n.
"rock that falls to earth, after streaking across the sky as a meteor," 1818, from meteor + -ite.
meteorite in Science
meteorite
(mē'tē-ə-rīt') A meteor that reaches the Earth's surface because it has not been burned up by friction with the atmosphere. Meteorites are believed to be fragments of comets and asteroids. ◇ Meteorites that consist mostly of silicates are called stony meteorites and are classified as either chondrites or achondrites. ◇ Meteorites that consist mostly of iron are called iron meteorites. ◇ Meteorites that consist of a mixture of silicates and iron are called stony-iron meteorites.