Meteroids, Meteors, and Meteorites

        

Meteoroids are found in outer space.  They float around randomly, and with no specific originating place.
Meteors are meteoroids that have entered Earth's atmosphere.
Meteorites are meteors that have managed to not burn up, and hit Earth's surface.  The largest meteorite weighs 60 tons, hit Earth 80,000 years ago, and is in Namibia, Africa.  There are 3 different classifications for meteors.Stoney, which is made up of silicates, iron, which is made of iron and nickel, and stoney-iron, which is made of all the 3 elements.  When multiple meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere allat once, it is called a meteor shower.