Meteorite

//ˈmiː.tɪ.ə.ɹaɪt//

"Meteorite" in a Sentence (12 examples)

This hole was formed by a falling meteorite.

When I was in high school, I wished every day that a meteorite would fall.

A falling star is a meteorite.

Tom has a meteorite collection.

I think I've found a meteorite.

Due to the friction generated between a meteor and the atmospheric gases, most meteors burn up before hitting Earth's surface as a meteorite.

The surface of Mars has not only been affected by meteorite impacts, but also by volcanic and tectonic activity.

Any leftover part of the meteoroid that does strike the Earth is called a meteorite.

A meteorite can make a hole, or crater, in the ground when it hits it. The larger the meteorite, the bigger the hole.

Ann Hodges of Sylacauga, Alabama was slightly injured when a 19.84 kilogram meteorite crashed through the roof of her home.

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The Vestan, Lunar, and Martian meteorites are achondrites.

Approximately 1.25 miles of Virginia Highway 58 was rerouted to merge with US Highway 25E south of the gap. This photograph shows the phenomenon of the “fogfall,” when fog trapped in the meteorite crater of Middlesboro escapes […]

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