What areMeteoroids and Meteorites? In which bodies are meteorite craters more commonly found and why?
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The part of meteor which fails to burn in Earth's atmosphere and reaches Earth's surface is called Meteorite. They falls Towards Earth due to gravitational attraction so they usually found on Earth's Atmosphere.
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When meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere (or that of another planet, like Mars) at high speed and burn up, the fireballs or “shooting stars” are called meteors. When a meteoroid survives a trip through the atmosphere and hits the ground, it's called a meteorite.
Meteorite craters are more common on the Moon and Mars and on other planets and natural satellites than on Earth, because most meteorites either burn up in Earth's atmosphere before reaching its surface or erosion soon obscures the impact site.
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