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They are about 93 million miles from the Sun. That's how far the Earth is from the Sun and they are all here on the Earth.

You see, a "meteorite" is defined as a "meteoroid" that's landed on Earth from space.

You probably meant "meteoroid". These are closely associated with the asteroid belt, but their distances from the Sun vary a lot.

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