<pedantic> A meteorite is an object that hits the ground. A meteor burns up on t... | Hacker News

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		goodcanadian on Aug 12, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Meteor showers from space <pedantic> A meteorite is an object that hits the ground. A meteor burns up on the atmosphere. When they are still in space and only potential meteors/meteorites, they are called meteoroids. </pedantic>

typpo on Aug 12, 2018 [–]

Yup, I realized this mistake after I posted but the edit option was not available.

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