When I saw the damage from it this morning on Drudge, I knew it was no “meteorite”.
Could’ve been Obama’s drone, though.
When the rock hits the ground its a meteorite
By definition it was no ‘asteroid’ either. An asteroid is a chunk of rock that has not entered the atmosphere. When an asteroid does enter the atmosphere it is then known as a meteor.
Meteors are asteroids which enter the Earth’s atmosphere. Meteorites are the stones, usually metallic, which survive impact with the Earth.
Meteors are asteroids which enter the Earth’s atmosphere. Meteorites are the stones, usually metallic, which survive impact with the Earth.
Slight correction: Comet fragments can also cause meteors.