[meteorite-list] Vernacular of "Meteorite"

From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:54:43 -0600
Message-ID: <50331493.4000202_at_alumni.caltech.edu>

This is a meteoroid in space, which strikes an object while still in
space. If anything survives, it would be reasonably called a meteorite.
So you go from meteoroid to meteorite with no meteor phase in between.
The same scenario would apply to lunar meteorites. It is not necessary
to have a meteor in order to have a meteorite.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com

On 8/20/2012 8:50 PM, Tom Randall wrote:
> Well, a solid body would have to produce the characteristics of a meteor
> wouldn't it? We know a solid object produces a meteor. Be it grain sized
> (as in meteor showers) or large size as in Hoba for example.
>
> Just asking!
>
> Regards!
>
> Tom
Received on Tue 21 Aug 2012 12:54:43 AM PDT