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meteorite

[mee-tee-uh-rahyt] / ˈmi ti əˌraɪt /


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Based on their results, the researchers suspect that additional meteorite types besides carbonaceous chondrites may also have formed in the same dust trap during even earlier stages of Solar System history.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

It all started when a geologist friend told her she could buy a small piece of a lunar meteorite called Bechar 003, so she did.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

He said he believed the meteorite was tracked from near Cardiff across to Hull and Grimsby before potentially landing in the North Sea.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

They also witnessed a solar eclipse along with extraordinary meteorite strikes on the lunar surface.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

He thinks it is likely a large meteorite.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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