Meteorites+&+Meteors



​​ Answers To Our Questions. info Nearly all meteorites come from the main asteroid belt between jupiter and mars.there are around 20,000 meteorite falls over 100g every year.part of the barwell meteorite which fellon christmas eve 1965,smashed through a window as it landed.harvey ninninger using metal detector in the 1930sto search a field for meteorites in west taxas,u.s.a probaly in the planview strewnfield.to date many thousands of meteorites have been fouund manily during professional searches in the desert regions of the world some parts of the sahara desert have proved particularly productive.some scientists think the meteorite that was found in antactica 1984,was blasted from the suface of mars about 3.5 billionyears ago.finding meteorites is important because they are very old objects and this means scientists can use them to lern about space more.the hoba iron meteoriteon southern africa is the largest on earth.it is 10 metres across and weighs 60 tonnes.an iron meteorite has 91% of iron,8.5% of nickel and 0.6% of cobalt.a stony meteorite has 36% of oxygen,26%of iron,18% of silicon,14% of magnesium,1.5% of aluminum,1.4% of nickel and 1.3% of calcium. ​
 * **Why do meteorites just fall out of the sky?** Two giant asteroids smash together and millions of tiny rocks go flying everywhere. When a rock gets caught by a planets gravity, the rock turns into a meteorite. Nearly all meteorites come from the main asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars.
 * **What was the name of the Meteorite that killed the dinosaurs?** The meteorite that hit the earth and killed the dinosaurs was named Chixulub.
 * **Why meteors are called meteors?** The word "Meteor" comes from the Greek word "Meteron" which means "A special event in the sky".
 * **How often do meteorites hit the earth every day?** Three or four meteorites hit the earth every day.Luckily,very few people have been struck or hurt by a meteorite but no people have died yet.
 * **Is a Meteorite penetrating into the Earth a natural disaster?** This is a natural disaster because a meteorite is not man made.When the meteorite hit the earth millions of decades ago, the meteorite burnt everything in it's path and killed the dinosaurs. It also caused mass destruction.
 * **How do meteors affect the Earth?** Meteors affect the Earth by making craters, destroying homes, and killing animals and people. When Chixulub hit the Earth it bounced back, went back ino space, and then about an eighth of it came back down and mixed into the soil.