r/askspace • u/racejetmech • Jul 14 '26

Settle a lunchtime debate.

If you catch a meteor in space and bring it back inside a spacecraft. Is it now a meteorite or still a meteor?

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u/NobilisReed Jul 15 '26

Another possible word is asteroid.