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What is Tekkite?
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Tekkite is molten materiel "splashed" from a meteorite
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What is meteoric dust?
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Meteoric dust are the particles that crumbled off the meteoroid.
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What is bolide?
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Bolide is a very bright fireball
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What is a meteoroid
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A sand to bolder sized particle of debris in the atmosphere
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What is a meteorite
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A meteorite is a meteoroid/asteroid that survived the entry into the atmosphere.
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What is a meteorite?
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A meteorite is a meteoroid/asteroid that survived it's entry into the atmosphere.
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What does the word "meteor" come from?
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Meteor comes from the Greek word meteōros, which means "high in the air".
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