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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Unlike meteorites, which endure the destructive inferno of atmospheric entry, Bennu’s materials arrived on Earth untouched.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
Researchers also previously detected amino acids in samples from another asteroid, Ryugu, which the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency collected in 2019, as well as in various meteorites that have fallen to Earth.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
Meteoroids — smaller space rocks — often are fragments of asteroids, and if one of meteoroids makes it to the surface of a planet or moon, these are called meteorites.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 25 Nov. 2025
The mystical dagger is a piece of meteorite from when the mysterious evil creature crash-landed on Earth millions of years ago, as was explained in episode 4, per Decider.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Nov. 2025
Researchers also previously detected amino acids in samples from another asteroid, Ryugu, which the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency collected in 2019, as well as in various meteorites that have fallen to Earth.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
Meteoroids — smaller space rocks — often are fragments of asteroids, and if one of meteoroids makes it to the surface of a planet or moon, these are called meteorites.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 25 Nov. 2025
The mystical dagger is a piece of meteorite from when the mysterious evil creature crash-landed on Earth millions of years ago, as was explained in episode 4, per Decider.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Meteorite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meteorite. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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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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