What do they call a person that studies meteorites???
2007-01-22 18:18:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Meteors originally were all atmospheric phenomena. There were hydrometeors - rain, hail, snow, dew, fog etc and igneous meteors which included lightning, shooting stars and the aurora. The person who studied meteors was a meteorologist. The name has stuck even though the term "meteor" is now only used for shooting stars which are about the only thing on the old list not studied by meteorologists
2007-01-22 23:50:25 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funny enough, it's a geologist who specializes in meteoritics. Go figure.
(astrophysicist studies the physics of the universe, a comsochemist studies the chemical interactions of the universe, and an astronomer is just another, more archaic, word for astrophysicist.)
2007-01-22 20:30:59 · answer #2 · answered by Theresa A 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if he studies them while they are still in space then he is an astronomer
if he studies the rocky material after its hit earth then hes a geologist
2007-01-22 18:29:51 · answer #3 · answered by Syberian 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Astronomers, geologists, and doomsayers, well maybe only the first two and astrophysicists.
2007-01-22 18:28:42 · answer #4 · answered by jelesais2000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to learn how babble incoherently while moving your hands around.
2016-05-24 00:04:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
scientist for planetary science or space technologist.
2007-01-22 18:43:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
astronomer
2007-01-22 18:27:25 · answer #7 · answered by maverick 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
cosmochemist
2007-01-22 18:32:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
scientist.
2007-01-22 18:22:37 · answer #9 · answered by DainBramaged 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋