Do Meteorites Revolve Around The Sun?
Comets and asteroids revolve around the Sun. By definition a meteorite is a meteor that has hit the earth or other planetary object like the moon or Mars. A meteorOID is a small sand to boulder-sized particle of debris in the universe. It does not have to be orbiting the sun. It could be in interstellar space. So unless he is busting ya’ a ‘RITE is on earth. An astronomer would not say it is orbiting the sun, because it has become part of the earth’s frame of reference. He would be nit-picking and NOT being correct. If the meteorite stayed in its own orbit and frame of reference around the sun, it would have a different period around the sun and would be called a meteoroid.
