meteoroid

Example Sentences

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And meteorites are meteoroids that survive their journey through the atmosphere and hits the ground.

From BBC

Unusually, its trajectory was caught on several cameras in the region used to track meteoroids.

From New York Times

A Russian investigation concluded that those leaks likely resulted from hits by tiny meteoroids, not manufacturing flaws.

From Seattle Times

But on other worlds, it’s more typical to find metamorphic rocks forged in the split-second shock of a meteoroid impact.

From National Geographic

The meteoroid appeared so enormous they are sure they heard it roaring across the heavens.

From Los Angeles Times