High School Is it a meteor or a meteorite when it makes moonfall?

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Per wiki: A meteorite is a rock that originated in outer space and has fallen to the surface of a planet or moon.
 
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Thanks. I was wondering if it were defined as an 'ite' in the mineral sense since, once on the ground, you'd have to identify it by its properties.
 

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