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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

A resident has told of the "bizarre" moment he watched a suspected meteorite fly through the night sky.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The crew have reported in vivid detail features of the lunar surface and later witnessed a solar eclipse as well as meteorite impacts.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Two days after the president left, and even before he reached his Virginia home, a meteorite fell out of the morning sky and thudded into Third Street.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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