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
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To: Izzy Dunne
Three definitions... “in space” — “in atmosphere” and then “in ground”... :-)
Now, if one can keep the terms in the proper order..., they’re doing good...
I sometimes have trouble with meteoroid and meteor, but never with meteorite... :-)
54 posted on
02/03/2010 12:36:56 PM PST by
Star Traveler
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