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University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas Mc Donald Observatory: Meteorites

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fascinating facts about meteorites, pieces of asteroids that originate in outer space and survives their passage through the atmosphere to reach the ground.
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Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum: Meteorites

For Students 3rd - 8th
Brief article examines what meteorites are, the different types, and where they came from.
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NASA

Nasa Space Place: Asteroid or Meteor: What's the Difference?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn the difference between asteroids and comets, meteoroids and meteorites, and more!
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Who Dunnit to the Dinosaurs?

For Students 9th - 10th
"One of the great mysteries in science is the extinction of the dinosaurs at the end of the Mesozoic Era some 65 million years ago. Who (or more likely what) caused it is unknown and a subject of great debate." Many theories are touched...