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Just a tiny nitpick, "meteoroid" and "meteorite" are not the same thing. The BBC article gets it right, but the title here is wrong.
by technothrasher 4y ago
Just a tiny nitpick, "meteoroid" and "meteorite" are not the same thing. The BBC article gets it right, but the title here is wrong.
- freetime2 4y agoFor anyone who may be wondering what the difference is: > When a meteoroid survives a trip through the atmosphere and hits the ground, it's called a meteorite. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/meteors-and-meteorites/overview/ https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/me...