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meteorite

[mee-tee-uh-rahyt] / ˈmi ti əˌraɪt /


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He said he believed the meteorite was tracked from near Cardiff across to Hull and Grimsby before potentially landing in the North Sea.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Roy Alexander, director of learning at Battlesteads Dark Sky Discovery Observatory in Northumberland, said there had been more than 190 reports of the incident online, which he believed was a "large meteorite".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

They also witnessed a solar eclipse along with extraordinary meteorite strikes on the lunar surface.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

This discovery was once seen as evidence that Earth may have been struck by a rare meteorite or comet.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

On 13 September 1768 a large meteorite, weighing seven and a half pounds, fell at Lucé, Pays de la Loire.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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