Question

This is Marília Meteorite, which fell in Marília, Brazil, in 1971. Why is this a meteorite and not a meteoroid?
A) Meteorites are only found in space.
B) Meteorites are larger than meteoroids.
C) Meteoroids do not enter the atmosphere, only meteorites do.
D) Meteoroids that survive the fall through the atmosphere and land on Earth are called meteorites.

Answer 1

Answer:

d)is the answer

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Answer 2

Marília Meteorite is not considered a meteoroid as Meteoroids that survive the fall through the atmosphere and land on Earth are called meteorites.

Option: D

Explanation:

• If a meteoroid enters and vaporizes the Earth's atmosphere, it becomes a meteorite which is often called a shooting star.
• Meteorite: If a small asteroid or large meteoroid survives its fiery passage through the atmosphere of the Earth and lands upon the surface of the Earth, it is then called a meteorite.
• Thus the Marília Meteorite is considered a meteorite as it fell which fell in Marília, Brazil.

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