Spider - Description. 1  1: pedipalp 2: trichobothria 3: carapace of prosoma (cephalothorax) 2  15: sternum of prosoma 16: pedicel (also called pedicle) 3  Spiders are chelicerates and therefore arthropods. 4  Spiders and scorpions are members of one chelicerate group, the arachnids.
See also: Meteoroid and Meteor. A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and impact with the Earth's surface.
Meteors, Meteorites and Impacts. A meteor is a bright streak of light in the sky (a shooting star or a falling star) produced by the entry of a small meteoroid into the Earth's atmosphere. If you have a dark clear sky you will probably see a few per hour on an average night; during one of the annual meteor showers you may see as many as 100/hour.