Meteoritics is a science that deals with meteorites and other extraterrestrial materials that further our understanding of the origin and history of the Solar System. A specialist who studies meteoritics is known as a meteoriticist. ==History of investigation== Before the documentation of L`Aigle it was generally believed that meteorites were a t.... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteoritics
scientific discipline concerned with meteors and meteorites. The awe-inspiring noise and lights accompanying some meteoric falls convinced early ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/79