The term "meteor" comes from the Greek meteoron, meaning phenomenon in the sky. It is used to describe the streak of light produced as matter in the solar system falls into Earth's atmosphere creating temporary incandescence resulting from atmospheric friction. A meteorite is a meteoroid that reaches the surface of the Earth without being completely vaporized. A meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives an impact with the Earth's surface. While in space it is called a meteoroid. When it enters the atmosphere, impact pressure causes the body to heat up and emit light, thus forming a fireball, also known as a meteor or shooting star. The term bolide refers to either an extraterrestrial body that collides with the Earth, or to an exceptionally bright, fireball-like meteor regardless of whether it ultimately impacts the surface. More generally, a meteorite on the surface of any celestial body is a natural object that has come from elsewhere in space. Meteorites have been found on the Moon and Mars. A meteor is a bright streak of light in the sky (a "shooting star" or a "falling star") produced by the entry of a small meteoroid into the Earth's atmosphere. Lots of people in India and few other parts of the world believes that Shooting Stars are wishfulfilling and when ever in dark clear night they see these shooting stars, they always wish something.

The meteorites is well associated with planet Saturn and it is believed that the presiding diety of Shani Shingnapur temple is originally a meteorite. The meteorites that falls on the Earth surface are primarily from moon, mars and Saturn planets. The meteorite is extremely....Read More