Glossary
Click each term to see its definition.
- Meteorite
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A piece of extraterrestrial material that reaches Earth's surface.
- Mass
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The amount of matter in a meteorite. The original dataset records
mass in grams.
- Iron Meteorite
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A meteorite primarily classified as iron, making up most of the
top 20 records.
- Recclass
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The classification given to a meteorite in the dataset.
- Found
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A meteorite that was discovered on Earth rather than being observed
while falling.
- Fell
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A meteorite whose fall to Earth was observed.
- Latitude
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The north or south position of a meteorite's recorded location.
- Longitude
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The east or west position of a meteorite's recorded location.
Data Source
NASA Meteorite Landings Dataset
The dataset contains information about meteorites that have been
discovered and observed.