meteorite

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aerolite

a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals

micrometeor, micrometeorite, micrometeoroid

a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere

pallasite

a meteorite composed principally of olivine and metallic iron

siderite

a meteorite consisting principally of nickel and iron

Type of:

meteor, meteoroid

(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere