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meteorite |
(n): stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface
(n): (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
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A nice mnemonic device. (and apologies for the alliteration).
The meteorite is the source of the light
and the meteor's just what we see
and the meteoroid is a stone that's devoid of the fire that propelled it to thee
--Joanna Newsome