meteorite
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
This discovery was once seen as evidence that Earth may have been struck by a rare meteorite or comet.
From Science Daily
Under our feet, massive anomalies distort our planet’s magnetic field: Manhattan-size rocks, colossal buried meteorites, chunks of crust that solidified when the poles were flipped.
The page focuses on science communication and aims to distinguish genuine risks from unfounded speculation about meteorites and asteroids.
From Science Daily
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
One possibility is that meteorites striking Mars delivered organic material to the surface.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
