This is a meteoroid in space, which strikes an object while still in
space. If anything survives, it would be reasonably called a meteorite.
So you go from meteoroid to meteorite with no meteor phase in between.
The same scenario would apply to lunar meteorites. It is not necessary
to have a meteor in order to have a meteorite.
Chris
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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
On 8/20/2012 8:50 PM, Tom Randall wrote:
Well, a solid body would have to produce the characteristics of a meteor
wouldn't it? We know a solid object produces a meteor. Be it grain sized
(as in meteor showers) or large size as in Hoba for example.
Just asking!
Regards!
Tom
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