a space rock that hits earth is basically a rock that has been made by impact debris or other objects in space that floats around first and get closer to earth and gets pulled on to the earth's surface by gravity
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Meteorites are rocks from space that have landed on Earth's surface. They come from asteroids or comets and survive the journey through our atmosphere to reach the ground. Scientists study these celestial visitors to learn more about the composition of our solar system.
A "meteor" is the name given to falling space rocks as they reach incandescence (glowing heat) because of the friction of the Earth's atmosphere.
A meteoroid that falls into Earth's atmosphere is a "meteor" as it heats up and glows because of the immense friction. Once it falls to the Earth, the remnant is called a "meteorite".
A meteorite that has landed on Earth is called a "fall."
As of 2021, humans have only landed on the Moon, a celestial body that orbits Earth. No other planets in our solar system have been visited by humans, but robotic spacecraft have landed on Mars.
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Human beings have only ever landed on one planet - the Earth. Humans have walked on the surface of the moon, but the moon is not considered a planet. We have also sent un-manned probes onto the surfaces of mercury, venus and mars, and we have sent orbital space craft to the other planets of our solar system.
There are no kinds of robots in Pluto. No Earth technology has ever landed on the surface.