What is a Meteorite?

This video was created in association with Fireballs Aotearoa, a meteor tracking project funded by Curious Minds and the Participatory Science Platform. I am currently working on the project as a research assistant. More info is available here:
https://www.mbie.govt.nz/science-and-...
https://fireballs.nz

Meteorite samples were provided by Dr James Scott at the Department of Geology, University of Otago, New Zealand.

Images:

Brecciated eucrite by Steve Jurvetson from Los Altos, USA, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Martian meteorite by Steve Jurvetson from Los Altos, USA, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Widmanstätten pattern by Ivtorov - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

NWA869 chondrite By H. Raab (User:Vesta) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

NWA5717 chondrite by Steve Jurvetson from Los Altos, USA, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

All other imagery is my own work or exists in the public domain.

Music: 'The Golden Present' by Jesse Gallagher

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