meteorite

Noun
  1. Stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface (synset 109375746)
    is a type of: meteor, meteoroid - (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
    subtypes:
    • aerolite - a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals
    • micrometeor, micrometeorite, micrometeoroid - a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere
    • pallasite - a meteorite composed principally of olivine and metallic iron
    • siderite - a meteorite consisting principally of nickel and iron

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