UNIVERSE
COMETS
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stony
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metallic
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meteor
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stony-iron
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Detailed explanation-1: -Types of Meteorites More than 60, 000 meteorites have been found on Earth. Scientists have divided these meteorites into three main types: stony, iron, and stony-iron. Each of these types has many sub-groups.
Detailed explanation-2: -Meteorites are classified according to a variety of characteristics, especially mineralogical, petrological, chemical, and isotopic properties.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gibeon – A large Iron meteorite in Namibia, created the largest known strewn field. Hoba – The largest known intact meteorite. Kaidun – An unusual carbonaceous chondrite.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.