The origin and name of meteorite

Meteors are simply understood as "sky rocks". Scientists believe that they are the earliest known bodies in the Solar System. Studying meteorites helps us better understand the origin of the Solar System and its planets.

Most meteorites are asteroids fragments. A few are derived from the Moon or Mars.

"Meteoroid" and "Meteorite" are both translated as "meteorites" in Vietnamese, but in English, they are only two types of celestial bodies of completely different nature.

Most meteorites are asteroids fragments.

Fragments of asteroids, Moon, or Mars in outer space are called Meteoroid. When falling into the Earth's atmosphere, igniting and glowing them is called meteor (meteor) . The rest after falling to the surface of the Earth is called Meteorite.

The meteorite 10km in diameter falls to Earth 65 million years ago, leading to the disappearance of dinosaurs and many other animals as an example of Meteorite.

Meteorite is often identified based on its black crust, due to the burning surface when it falls through the atmosphere. They are classified based on chemical composition and origin (from asteroids, Moon or Mars).

About 190 craters larger than 50 meters above the Earth's surface today are the result of collisions with meteorites. Approximately 5000 meteorites weighing more than 1 kg have fallen to the surface of the Earth each year.

Meteors are named after where they fall. In the case of multiple meteorites found in the same place, characters or digits will be added after the place name.