meteorite
noun
me·te·or·ite
ˈmē-tē-ə-ˌrīt 
: a meteor that reaches the surface of the earth without being completely vaporized
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The most significant impact of this century occurred over Russia in 2013, when an asteroid the size of a small building disintegrated about 12.4 miles above the city of Chelyabinsk, leaving behind a fair number of meteorites in the ground.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The impact could have kicked up rock deep beneath the earth that eventually spread globally as the meteorite strike sent debris flying.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
These telltale geologic areas are only generated from the intense pressure following a meteorite striking Earth—and in this case, the shatter cones suggest a massive impact event.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2025
These minerals had never been observed in any meteorite or asteroid sample before.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The impact could have kicked up rock deep beneath the earth that eventually spread globally as the meteorite strike sent debris flying.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
These telltale geologic areas are only generated from the intense pressure following a meteorite striking Earth—and in this case, the shatter cones suggest a massive impact event.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2025
These minerals had never been observed in any meteorite or asteroid sample before.
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Meteorite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meteorite. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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meteorite
noun
me·te·or·ite
ˈmēt-ē-ə-ˌrīt
: a meteor that reaches the surface of the earth
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