We call a meteoroid that hits the earth a meteorite. Why don't we call an asteroid that hits the earth an asterite? If we go to the trouble of making a new classification for dwarf planets because Pluto doesn't dominate its orbit, why do we still allow something like this to be called a moon? It's not even big enough to be round.
Granny already knows Martian secrets - dat's how she makes her special brownies... Martian meteorite could uncover planets secrets Sat, Jan 05, 2013 - A Martian meteorite containing 10 times more water than average could unlock clues to the Red Planets evolution from a warm, wet past to its current cold and dry state, scientists said on Thursday.
Like Carl Sagan said - billions an' billions of planets... Milky Way Could Contain 100 Billion Planets January 04, 2013 - It seems like hardly a week goes by without another planet being discovered in some far off stellar system, but a new study, released by the California Institute of Technology, indicates there will likely be many, many more such discoveries.
