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What is a meteor called when it hits the ground?

The passage of a space rock through our atmosphere is a natural spectacle, one that captures the imagination and has fas...

What are meteor fragments that reach the ground called?

The final name for a space rock that survives its fiery trip through Earth's atmosphere and lands on the ground is a **m...

What is a meteor that has landed on the ground?

The object that completes a fiery passage through the atmosphere and actually comes to rest on the ground is officially ...