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meteorite

[mee-tee-uh-rahyt] / ˈmi ti əˌraɪt /


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According to NASA's tally, the team -- which broke the record for the furthest distance from Earth during their flyby -- reported a total of six meteorite impacts on the lunar surface.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Among NASA's team in Houston, there were "audible screams of delight" from scientists when the crew described flashes of light caused by meteorite impact, Young said.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Scientists have long studied amino acids in carbon rich meteorites, including the well known Murchison meteorite that fell in Australia in 1969.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

The huge specimen weighing more than 2.5 tonnes is believed to have come from the Aletai meteorite, one of the largest known iron meteorites on Earth, it said.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Collisions among the asteroids happen frequently, and occasionally a piece is chipped off and accidentally intercepts the Earth, falling to the ground as a meteorite.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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