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A meteorite is an extraterrestrial body that survives its impact with the Earth's surface without being destroyed. While in space it is called a meteoroid. When it enters the atmosphere, air resistance causes the body to heat up and emit light, thus forming a fireball, also known as a meteor or shooting star. The term bolide refers to either an extraterrestrial body that collides with the Earth, or to an exceptionally bright, fireball-like meteor regardless of whether it ultimately impacts the surface.
More generally, a meteorite on the surface of any celestial body is an object that has come from elsewhere in space. Meteorites have been found on the Moon and Mars.
Meteorites that are recovered after being observed as they transitted the atmosphere or impacted the Earth are called falls. All other meteorites are known as finds. As of mid-2006, there are approximately 1050 witnessed falls having specimens in the world's collections. In contrast, there are over 31,000 well-documented meteorite findsMeteoritical Bulletin Database.
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Merci aux Météorites pour cette découverte... c'est du LOURD !!! Pierre Billion - La Bamba Triste : www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ecg5_Y08KI
Dufftones (Fred) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:27:05 -0000
Merci aux Météorites pour cette découverte... c'est du LOURD !!! Pierre Billion - La Bamba Triste : www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ecg5_Y08KI
so there was once water on mars, and there was also bacterial life, as found fossilized in meteorites from mars.
thanatosx49 (thanatosx) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:54:12 -0000
so there was once water on mars, and there was also bacterial life, as found fossilized in meteorites from mars.
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candycoatedcorp (Katie Lindquist) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:14:06 -0000
OMG RADIOACTIVE METEORITES!! yay old school creep show movies <3
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dan710 (Daniel Arlt) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:11:35 -0000
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da4he (Daniel Arlt) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:11:33 -0000
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beth001 (Beth S.) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:38:40 -0000
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The Macovich Collection of Meteorites - Aesthetic iron meteorites.
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The Meteorite Exchange, Inc. - A comprehensive site on meteorites, meteorite dealers, tektites, meteorite gallery, auctions, and free classifieds.
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The Meteorite Market - The Web's oldest and best place to buy meteorites.
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