[meteorite-list] Space Shuttle's Left Wing May Have Been Hit

[Göran Axelsson]

Would this be hammer stones then?

/Göran

Metorman46 at aol.com wrote:

> Hello Ron;

>

> Thanks for the post,i  always enjoy them.But i have noticed that nasa keeps 

> calling meteriods  "meteorites" when referring to a cosmic collision from 

> cosmic debris upon the  shuttle or ISS.If i didn't know better i would think a 

> meteroid enters out  atmosphere to become a meteor and strike the earth to become 

> a meteorite and  then bounce back out and strike the shuttle or ISS to cause 

> damage.( just  kidding there ron ).My question is;Doesn't nasa P.R. folks know 

> the  difference?Just keep seeing it printed that way and was  curious.

>

>

> Thanks for all the effort you put into your very informative  posts.

>

> Best Regards;Herman Archer IMCA # 2770  

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