Example Sentences

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Meteorites are known to contain carbon based molecules, and impacts have been common throughout Martian history.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

Meteorites are the remains of rock left after an asteroid or comet passes through Earth's atmosphere.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

Meteorites are mostly made up of material that formed in our solar system and can also contain tiny particles which originate from stars born long before our sun.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2024

Meteorites are sourced from asteroids scattered across the solar system, which offers us a chance to study those remote bodies without having to send expensive spacecraft.

From Scientific American • Sep. 8, 2023

Ten minutes later, I’m in the museum in my favorite section—the Hall of Meteorites.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon