•Meteor
is seen as streak in sky
•Meteorite is a rock on the ground
•Meteoroid
is a rock in space
•Meteor showers (related to comet orbits) rarely produce meteorites
–Apparently most comet debris is small and
doesn’t survive
reentry
•Meteorites can be “finds” or
“falls”
–For a fall – descent actually observed and
sometimes orbit
computed
–Most have orbits with aphelion in asteroid belt