SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -A meteorite fall, also called an observed fall, is a meteorite collected after its fall from outer space was observed by people or automated devices. Any other meteorite is called a “find". There are more than 1, 300 documented falls listed in widely used databases, most of which have specimens in modern collections.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct option is C. Meteorite. A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object usually from a meteoroid or asteroid which pass through Earth’s atmosphere and survives the heat from friction of the atmosphere.

Detailed explanation-3: -First, we distinguish meteorite finds from meteorite falls. Falls are pieces of rocks found on the ground after having been seen falling through the sky, either by people or cameras, while finds are meteorites that have not been seen falling, and have been lying around on the ground for a while.

Detailed explanation-4: -Stony meteorites are by far the most common. More than 95% of meteorites observed to fall to Earth are stony.