begin quoting John H. Robinson, IV as of Tue, Jun 21, 2005 at 04:24:08PM -0700: [snip] > A meteor is the light phenomon associated with a meteroid coming > throughthe atmosphere. Once it strikes, it is a meteorite. As per the > definition, it should hit the earth's crust, however I am certain that > it can be extended to any planetary (or satellite) surface, including > inhabitants.
I am not so certain. If simple proximity counted, you might as well call it a meteorite for hitting the atmosphere. But we don't do that, so I don't think it's nearly so clear-cut. -Stewart "Put me in the 'it has to hit the ground' camp" Stremler
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