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Yes, they do. Just this week (January 18, 2010) a meteor crashed through the roof of a doctor's office in Virginia and landed on the floor of the examining room.

Granted, MOST meteors burn up in the atmosphere and don't survive the passage. But some do.

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A meteor is a bit of dirt, dust, ice or rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up. Some are completely destroyed then, but others will get through the atmosphere and hit the Earth's surface. The meteors that manage to do that become known as meteorites.

A meteor is a bit of dirt, dust, ice or rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up. Some are completely destroyed then, but others will get through the atmosphere and hit the Earth's surface. The meteors that manage to do that become known as meteorites.

A meteor is a bit of dirt, dust, ice or rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up. Some are completely destroyed then, but others will get through the atmosphere and hit the Earth's surface. The meteors that manage to do that become known as meteorites.

A meteor is a bit of dirt, dust, ice or rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up. Some are completely destroyed then, but others will get through the atmosphere and hit the Earth's surface. The meteors that manage to do that become known as meteorites.

A meteor is a bit of dirt, dust, ice or rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up. Some are completely destroyed then, but others will get through the atmosphere and hit the Earth's surface. The meteors that manage to do that become known as meteorites.

A meteor is a bit of dirt, dust, ice or rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up. Some are completely destroyed then, but others will get through the atmosphere and hit the Earth's surface. The meteors that manage to do that become known as meteorites.

A meteor is a bit of dirt, dust, ice or rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up. Some are completely destroyed then, but others will get through the atmosphere and hit the Earth's surface. The meteors that manage to do that become known as meteorites.

A meteor is a bit of dirt, dust, ice or rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up. Some are completely destroyed then, but others will get through the atmosphere and hit the Earth's surface. The meteors that manage to do that become known as meteorites.

A meteor is a bit of dirt, dust, ice or rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up. Some are completely destroyed then, but others will get through the atmosphere and hit the Earth's surface. The meteors that manage to do that become known as meteorites.

A meteor is a bit of dirt, dust, ice or rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up. Some are completely destroyed then, but others will get through the atmosphere and hit the Earth's surface. The meteors that manage to do that become known as meteorites.

A meteor is a bit of dirt, dust, ice or rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up. Some are completely destroyed then, but others will get through the atmosphere and hit the Earth's surface. The meteors that manage to do that become known as meteorites.

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A meteor is a bit of dirt, dust, ice or rock that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up. Some are completely destroyed then, but others will get through the atmosphere and hit the Earth's surface. The meteors that manage to do that become known as meteorites.

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