Meteorite
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Example:
Imagine trying to find a lost puzzle piece in a cluttered room filled with various objects. Just like a meteoroid traveling through space, the puzzle piece is navigating through the chaos to find its place on the puzzle's surface. When the puzzle piece finally lands where it belongs, similar to a meteorite, it completes the picture, just as a meteoroid becomes a meteorite when it lands on Earth or another celestial body.
Practice Version
Meteorite: A meteoroid that lands on the surface of Earth, a moon, or a planet. Meteorite. A meteorite is a space rock that survives its journey through the atmosphere and lands on the surface of a celestial body.