[meteorite-list] Meteorites 101

[Darryl Pitt]

Fun question!  In the office working on this Saturday evening and thankful for this distraction  ;-)   I'm going to go with what you've surmised:  "meteoroid" until striking Earth's surface.  all best / d




On Jan 15, 2011, at 6:13 PM, Walter Branch wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
> 
> The term "meteor" refers to the light phenomenon as an object from space enters the Earth's atmosphere.  What is the proper term for the object itself?
> 
> A  meteoroid is an object in space.  Is it still called a meteoroid when it enters the Earth's atmosphere?
> 
> -Walter 
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