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Bookmark or Share- List of largest meteorites on Earth - WikipediaThis is a list of largest meteorites on Earth.Size can be assessed by the largest fragment of a given meteorite or the total amount of material coming from the same meteorite fall: often a single meteoroid during atmospheric entry tends to fragment into more pieces.. The table lists the largest meteorites found on the Earth's surface.
- Types of Meteorites: Iron, Stone, Stony-Iron, Lunar, MartianThere are several different types of meteorites! Learn about them in this article by Geoffrey Notkin, meteorite hunter.
- Meteors & Meteorites Facts - Science@NASAWhen 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. When a meteoroid survives its trip through the atmosphere and hits the ground, it’s called a meteorite.
- Meteors and Meteorites - NASA ScienceMeteors, and meteorites are often called “shooting stars” - bright lights streaking across the sky. But we call the same objects by different names, depending on where they are located.
- Meteorite - WikipediaMeteorites have traditionally been divided into three broad categories: stony meteorites that are rocks, mainly composed of silicate minerals; iron meteorites that are largely composed of ferronickel; and stony-iron meteorites that contain large amounts of both metallic and rocky material.
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