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Scientists estimate that about 48.5 tons (44 tonnes or 44,000 kilograms) of meteoritic material falls on Earth each day. Almost all the material is vaporized in Earth's atmosphere, leaving a bright trail fondly called "shooting stars." Several meteors per hour can usually be seen on any given night. More @Wikipedia
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- Meteors and Meteorites - NASA ScienceMeteors, and meteorites are often called “shooting stars” - bright lights streaking across the sky. We call the same objects by different names, depending on where they are located.
- Meteorite | Definition, Types, Identification, & Facts | Britannicameteorite, 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. For instance, meteorite fragments have been found in samples returned from the Moon, and the ...
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