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Article: Astrobiologists Find Ancient Fossils in Fireball Fragments
1000 injured by blasts as meteor falls in Russia
Meteorite falls in Russia's Chelyabinsk region; damage and casualties unclear
Meteor chunk falls on Calif. home
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Meteorite - Wikipedia
A 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.
Meteors and Meteorites - NASA Science
Meteors: 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.
Meteors and Meteorites: Facts - NASA Science
Quick Facts. Meteoroids are space rocks that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids. When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere, or that of another planet, at high speed and burn up, they’re called meteors. When you see lots if meteors, you’re watching a meteor shower.
Meteorite facts – Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies
Meteorite facts. How old are meteorites? Meteorites range in age. The oldest particles in a meteorite, calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions from carbonaceous chondrites, have been dated at 4.56 billion years old. Meteorites that originate from asteroids are all ~4.5 billion years old. Meteorites that originate from the Moon range in age from 4.5 to ...
Meteorite - National Geographic Society
A 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.
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