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A fragment of the Moon, Mars or Vesta lands on Earth and gets studied in a laboratory. That fallen piece is a:
APlanetoid
BSatellite
CComet tail
DMeteorite
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Meteorite
1. It survived the fall to the ground.
2. It can be examined directly.
3. It is a meteorite.
_Source: OpenStax Astronomy 2e, Chapter 7, Other Worlds: an Introduction to the Solar System._
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