Meteorite last night
02-10-2018, 04:55 PM
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Point of clarification:
This is a meteorite
me·te·or·ite
ˈmēdēəˌrīt
noun: meteorite; plural noun: meteorites
a meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere such that part of it strikes the ground. More than 90 percent of meteorites are of rock, while the remainder consist wholly or partly of iron and nickel.
Are you sure this isn't what you saw?
me·te·or
ˈmēdēər,ˈmēdēˌôr
noun: meteor; plural noun: meteors
a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light.
This is a meteorite
me·te·or·ite
ˈmēdēəˌrīt
noun: meteorite; plural noun: meteorites
a meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere such that part of it strikes the ground. More than 90 percent of meteorites are of rock, while the remainder consist wholly or partly of iron and nickel.
Are you sure this isn't what you saw?
me·te·or
ˈmēdēər,ˈmēdēˌôr
noun: meteor; plural noun: meteors
a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light.
02-10-2018, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by freezingflyboy
Point of clarification:
This is a meteorite
me·te·or·ite
ˈmēdēəˌrīt
noun: meteorite; plural noun: meteorites
a meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere such that part of it strikes the ground. More than 90 percent of meteorites are of rock, while the remainder consist wholly or partly of iron and nickel.
Are you sure this isn't what you saw?
me·te·or
ˈmēdēər,ˈmēdēˌôr
noun: meteor; plural noun: meteors
a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light.
This is a meteorite
me·te·or·ite
ˈmēdēəˌrīt
noun: meteorite; plural noun: meteorites
a meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere such that part of it strikes the ground. More than 90 percent of meteorites are of rock, while the remainder consist wholly or partly of iron and nickel.
Are you sure this isn't what you saw?
me·te·or
ˈmēdēər,ˈmēdēˌôr
noun: meteor; plural noun: meteors
a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light.
Exactly what I thought when I saw the title.
It’s OK though. Got the point
02-11-2018, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by trip
A meteorite could also be seen as a brightly lite up "shooting star", it doesn't just fall as a rock.
02-11-2018, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Not technically. He's splitting fine hairs, but a meteorite does not become a meteorite until impact. So a soon-to-be-meteorite is still just a meteor while in flight and visible
it was just a meteoroid
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