03. How do you tell an asteroid from a meteorite? (A K2S Question)

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An asteroid is in space orbiting the Sun. A meteorite is an object that has entered the Earth's atmosphere and has landed on the surface.

Answer provided by Alan Hale, Ph.D. & Capt. USN (Ret.) William Readdy


Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer


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