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A meteorite is the part of a meteoroid that strikes the earth after falling through the atmosphere from space. During the journey through the atmosphere, the material is strongly braked and very hot; this can be seen as a meteor. A meteorite is essentially debris from space. On the basis of the composition of meteorites it can sometimes be determined what the origin is. More than twenty have been found from the moon. This concerns material that was released from the moon by another meteorite. Meteorites such as ALH84001 have also been found, the origin of which is Mars. In many cases, however, the meteorite comes from the asteroid belt (also called asteroid belt) between Mars and Jupiter. Whether there are also meteorites with a cometary origin is still under discussion. It is possible that some rare, very fragile types of carbonaceous meteorites come from short-term comets. Much debris that comes into contact with the atmosphere does not reach the earth, but is burned by the resistance of the atmosphere. The debris that burns is visible in the night as meteors, also called star rain or falling star. Larger pieces that do not burn completely but partially land on the earth as meteorite, create a car when passing the atmosphere (fireball). That it can be an impressive phenomenon is evident from the car of the Sichote-Alin, for example. It was very clearly visible in full daylight. The fireball caused by the Dutch Glanerbrug meteorite from April 1990 was visible just before sunset.