Meteorite General Knowledge

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  1. 3. Ridiculous movie plot - instead of relying on astronauts, a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers are sent by NASA to destroy a gigantic asteroid
  2. 4. The most common type of meteorite
  3. 5. A small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth's atmosphere
  4. 7. Gorgeous pallasite found in Chile
  5. 9. King of Pallasites
  6. 11. It is believed that this “took out the dinosaurs”
  7. 14. Queen of Pallasites
  8. 15. Widmanstätten Pattern is created by two nickel-iron alloys: Taenite and ?
  9. 21. Meteorite witnessed during the time of Columbus
  10. 23. Smooth, streaky surfaces created by pressure, friction and fracturing
  11. 25. A dirty snowball with a tail
  12. 29. High in nickel content
  13. 30. A stony meteorite
  14. 31. Meteorite that was once molten
  15. 34. Possibly the best-studied meteorite in history
  16. 35. The space between….
  17. 36. More commonly known as Meteor Crater
  18. 37. An Enstatite Achondrite
  19. 38. The most recent witnessed Ureilite (no spaces)
  20. 42. First Witnessed Aubrite Fall in the US
  21. 43. This movie is focused on a planet-killing comet or meteor as a metaphor for societal indifference to climate change. (Three words, no spaces or punctuation)
  22. 47. Rare in meteorites
  23. 48. Origin of HED minus four
  24. 50. This movie featured one of the most memorable and hilarious meteorwrongs, a Boeing bomb"—a large, frozen chunk of human waste and toilet paper that fell from an airplane lavatory. (Two words, no space)
  25. 53. Removal of material from the surface of a meteor
  26. 54. Meteorite Dimples
  27. 55. What meteorite would Luke Skywalker most likely own?
  28. 56. Systematic classification and precise description of rocks
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  1. 1. Beautiful but highly weathered and unstable pallasite found in 2016
  2. 2. A term used for the Northwest region of the US and a busy laboratory
  3. 6. Cooled streaks of once-molten fusion crust (no spaces)
  4. 8. 2022 Mississippi Witnessed Fall, Topherspin and Knowledge Bolide shirt sightings all over the place!
  5. 10. Elon Musk founded in 2002
  6. 12. Four processes that have modified chondrites to varying degrees are aqueous alteration, thermal metamorphism, shock, and ?
  7. 13. A Magnesium-Iron Silicate
  8. 16. An object much larger than a meteoroid that is neither a planet nor an identified comet, may be referred to as a minor planet
  9. 17. A type of chondrule with a distinct outer shell, typically composed of metal, sulfides, or fine-grained dust.
  10. 18. This Carbonaceous Family of meteorites does not contain chondrules
  11. 19. It has been said this planet has been a Protector of Earth
  12. 20. What day of the week are you guaranteed an online place to hang out with other meteorite obsessed enthusiasts?
  13. 22. 2025 Georgia Witnessed Fall
  14. 24. The most recent witnessed Martian meteorite
  15. 26. The only US Witnessed Mesosiderite
  16. 27. Home of possibly the largest rock show on the planet
  17. 28. Famous Witnessed Fall related to an All American staple at diners and drive-thru restaurants
  18. 32. The only witnessed Winonaite ever
  19. 33. A unique flavor of regmaglypts
  20. 39. What mineral is said to appear blue in some meteorites?
  21. 40. A type of chondrule, indicator of aqueous alteration, in theory
  22. 41. What meteorite MIGHT describe your grandmother if she is still alive? (No spaces)
  23. 44. The first recorded Pallasite ever found
  24. 45. Terrestrial rock, physically or chemically transformed by the intense heat and pressure of a meteorite impact
  25. 46. Terrestrial alteration of a meteorite
  26. 49. First US Witnessed Diogenite Fall
  27. 51. A non-metallic, rocky by-product formed during the smelting or refining of metals from their ores or a derogatory British slang term related to promiscuous women
  28. 52. An exceptionally bright meteor