Difference between Micrometeoroid and Micrometeorite

What is the difference between Micrometeoroid and Micrometeorite?

Micrometeoroid as a noun is , an extraterrestrial particle less than a millimeter in size while Micrometeorite as a noun is an extraterrestrial particle, less than a millimeter in size, that has survived entry into the atmosphere without melting

Micrometeoroid

Part of speech: noun

Definition: , an extraterrestrial particle less than a millimeter in size

Micrometeorite

Part of speech: noun

Definition: an extraterrestrial particle, less than a millimeter in size, that has survived entry into the atmosphere without melting

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