[meteorite-list] Meteorites 101

From: Darryl Pitt <darryl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:27:10 -0500
Message-ID: <03ECCB83-7395-4149-96CF-042ECCE1C504_at_dof3.com>

Fun question! In the office working on this Saturday evening and thankful for this distraction ;-) I'm going to go with what you've surmised: "meteoroid" until striking Earth's surface. all best / d




On Jan 15, 2011, at 6:13 PM, Walter Branch wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>
> The term "meteor" refers to the light phenomenon as an object from space enters the Earth's atmosphere. What is the proper term for the object itself?
>
> A meteoroid is an object in space. Is it still called a meteoroid when it enters the Earth's atmosphere?
>
> -Walter
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