Meteors and meteorites explained

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe claim under review: a space rock has three different names.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNASA's reference page, first published in twenty seventeen, says that is accurate, and it depends on where the rock is.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA meteoroid in space, a meteor while it burns up in the atmosphere, and a meteorite once it survives and hits the ground.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat is a rebrand, and I am so proud of it.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt is the same rock, Vera.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA rock on a journey.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNASA says the ones that reach the ground are typically between a pebble and a fist, so the dream gets smaller, but it lands.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd NASA's estimate is about forty-eight and a half tons of meteoritic material falling on Earth each day, and the page says most meteor shower debris is too fragile to survive the trip.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo almost everything burns out chasing the glow. Relatable.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Bonk-o-Meter says Mildly Bonkers. The rock keeps its personality through every name, which is more than I can say for myself.