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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But global warming due to the climate crisis is causing meteorites to sink into the melting ice.
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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
It is also peppered with poetic, abstract scenes of meteorites seen through a microscope, used as a metaphor to allow the viewer to move fluidly in time.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
Lastly, the slices are plated with rhodium, which provides a protective layer that wards off corrosion of the iron-rich meteorite.
—Nancy Olson, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Tobin’s results suggest that this latter pathway plays a prominent role but that water-delivering comets and meteorites do not work alone.
—Shannon Hall, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2024
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
It is also peppered with poetic, abstract scenes of meteorites seen through a microscope, used as a metaphor to allow the viewer to move fluidly in time.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
Lastly, the slices are plated with rhodium, which provides a protective layer that wards off corrosion of the iron-rich meteorite.
—Nancy Olson, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Tobin’s results suggest that this latter pathway plays a prominent role but that water-delivering comets and meteorites do not work alone.
—Shannon Hall, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 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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