Can Rocks Fall from the Sky? Many Astronomers Resisted the Idea

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Essay

Can rocks fall from the sky? Many astronomers resisted the idea that rocks could fall from the sky until undeniable eyewitness testimony was available. (The tide turned in 1803 when several thousand stone fragments fell to the ground near L'Aigle, France, in the presence of hundreds of witnesses). Suppose that, for whatever reason, no meteorite falls could ever be witnessed. Would it still be possible to make the scientific case that some rocks on the Earth had to have fallen from interplanetary space? How would you make this case?

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Definitions:

Long-Term Memory

The phase of the memory process responsible for the storage of information over extended periods, potentially lasting from days to a lifetime.

Long-Term Memory

A type of memory capable of storing information for extended periods, often throughout a person's life.

Short-Term Memory

Short-term memory is the capacity for holding a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, it acts as a buffer for stimuli received through the five senses which are retained accurately, but very briefly.