meteor与meteorite的区别

Meteorite is a piece of iron or rock which falls on earth from space. Meteorites are much bigger in size than a meteor .There are different sizes and shapes. The largest meteorite ever discovered was in 1920 in South Africa. Its weighed about 50 tons. Meteorites do not burn completely when they enter the earths atmosphere. Meteors are made from small particles of comets and burn up completely when they enter the earth's atmosphere. Meteors are also known as shooting stars.

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大体意思是, meteorites比meteor大很多.
meteorite指的是从太空中掉入地球的铁或岩石. 它在进入地球的大气层时不会完全燃烧掉.
而meteor则是由彗星的小碎片组成的. 它在进入地球大气层时会完全燃烧掉. meteor也被成为流星.