meteorite
noun
me·te·or·ite
ˈmē-tē-ə-ˌrīt 
: a meteor that reaches the surface of the earth without being completely vaporized
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The glass was formed when a meteorite exploded into the sand in the eastern Sahara and made this stunning piece of glass later carved into a scarab and added to adorn this ceremonial pectoral, says Salima Ikram, an Egyptologist at The American University in Cairo.
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
Newly updated with displays including the Buzz Saw Shark that lived in Idaho millions of years ago, and a meteorite exhibit that includes a specimen from Mars.
—Michelle Jenkins, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
The few that survive the trip through the atmosphere and reach the ground are considered meteorites.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2023
But global warming due to the climate crisis is causing meteorites to sink into the melting ice.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
Denis Vida, a Ph.D. associate in meteor physics at Western University in Canada, said on X the asteroid measured about one meter end-to-end and probably dropped some meteorites on the ground.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
What’s the difference between a meteoroid, a meteor, and a meteorite?
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
This particular meteorite was discovered in Namibia and is composed of an iron-nickel alloy, as well as small amounts of cobalt and phosphorous, together creating naturally occurring lines called the Widmanstätten pattern.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2024
For example, maybe the organic carbon came from a meteorite that crashed on Mars.
—Amy J. Williams, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2024
Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024
Newly updated with displays including the Buzz Saw Shark that lived in Idaho millions of years ago, and a meteorite exhibit that includes a specimen from Mars.
—Michelle Jenkins, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
The few that survive the trip through the atmosphere and reach the ground are considered meteorites.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2023
But global warming due to the climate crisis is causing meteorites to sink into the melting ice.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
Denis Vida, a Ph.D. associate in meteor physics at Western University in Canada, said on X the asteroid measured about one meter end-to-end and probably dropped some meteorites on the ground.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
What’s the difference between a meteoroid, a meteor, and a meteorite?
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
This particular meteorite was discovered in Namibia and is composed of an iron-nickel alloy, as well as small amounts of cobalt and phosphorous, together creating naturally occurring lines called the Widmanstätten pattern.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2024
For example, maybe the organic carbon came from a meteorite that crashed on Mars.
—Amy J. Williams, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2024
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meteorite
noun
me·te·or·ite
ˈmēt-ē-ə-ˌrīt
: a meteor that reaches the surface of the earth
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