It is called a meteorite if it lands on the Earth's surface.
The fallen asteroid is often referred to as the Chicxulub impactor, named after the location of its impact on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. This asteroid impact is believed to have contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs around 66 million years ago.
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A meteor does not produce light, a shadow on the Earth is caused when the meteor blocks the Sun's rays. The meteor does this when it is placed in between the Sun and the Earth, this is called an eclipse.
A meteor hit the Earth in the Ural mountains of Russia, near the city of Chelyabinsk, in February 2013.
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Another name for a meteor that is visible from Earth is Meteoroid.
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There is no such thing as a star that has fallen to the ground. The stars are too far away for Earth to affect them and, despite appearing small in the sky, are many times larger than Earth. A meteor that has struck the ground is called a meteorite.
A meteor is the visible "fireball" or streak in the sky.A meteoroid is the sort of object that would form a meteor if it were in Earth's atmosphere, falling rapidly (so, basically, a rock, but one that happens to be "in space").A meteorite is the remnant of a meteoroid/meteor after it has fallen to Earth (most meteors are quite small and burn up completely in the atmosphere).
a usually mistaken name for meteor is a shooting star