Astronomy · Asteroids and related bodies
What is a meteorite?
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- 1An icy body originating from the outer solar system
- 2The glowing trail left by space debris as it burns up in the atmosphere
- 3A fragment of rock or iron from space that survives its passage through the atmosphere and hits the ground✓
- 4A rocky object orbiting between Mars and Jupiter
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A fragment of rock or iron from space that survives its passage through the atmosphere and hits the ground
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