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To: Izzy Dunne; conservativeharleyguy
You were saying ...

A meteoroid is a piece of debris in space.

A meteor is the path it takes as it travels through the atmosphere.

A meteorite is a meteor that survives the trip and hits the ground.

You are absolutley correct... :-)

40 posted on 02/03/2010 12:22:59 PM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: Star Traveler
Actually, there's a small error in my explanation - let's try again:

A meteoroid is a piece of debris in space.

A meteor is the path it takes as it travels through the atmosphere.

A meteorite is a meteoroid that survives the trip and hits the ground.

50 posted on 02/03/2010 12:31:58 PM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Star Traveler
A meteorite is a meteor that survives the trip and hits the ground.

If a "meteor" is the "path" it had taken then how can the above statement be accurate?

I ask in earnest, I realize that you know far more than I regarding anything astronomically related.

52 posted on 02/03/2010 12:35:21 PM PST by jla
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