meteorites

1. Objects from outside the Earth that enter the Earth's field of gravitation and fall to the Earth's surface. Meteors , on the other hand, are objects from space that burn up in the Earth's atmosphere .

Notes

Meteorites are bodies that are left over from the time when the planets formed, and therefore give us clues about the formation of the solar system .

Example Sentences

The last 17% is made up of everything from aircraft impacts and meteorites to sink holes and snow.

From Los Angeles Times

"With the existing collection of martian meteorites, all of which are volcanic in origin, we are able to better understand the internal structure of Mars."

From Science Daily

Soft X-rays are more typically restricted to research, from studying biology and chemistry to minerals and meteorites.

From Science Daily

Several hundred Martian meteorites have been found on Earth in the past 40 years.

From Salon

For one, such a project would be large and expensive, and would require constant upkeep and maintenance when meteorites and space debris impact the sails.

From Los Angeles Times