# @earthimpacts25 on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUeCa3OiJkz
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61944517-earthimpacts25-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e167134223.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-02-07T20:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Earth Impacts (@earthimpacts25) — https://gondola.cc/earthimpacts25

## Caption

A silver, chrome-like rock hitting Earth would most likely be a metallic meteorite. These usually originate from the cores of shattered asteroids or from planetary bodies that differentiated long ago, meaning their heavier metals sank to the center while lighter silicates stayed on the outside.

What irks it exactly? In this context, “irk” seems like you mean what causes it or what drives its collision. Its journey toward Earth is primarily due to gravitational perturbations—for example, interactions with planets or the Sun that knock it out of its original orbit, sending it on a collision course with Earth.

When it strikes, depending on size, the impact could create a metallic crater, vaporize on contact, or fragment into smaller metallic pieces scattered over the impact zone.

#meteorite #spaceimpact #madewithai #metallicmeteor #earthcollision

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## Tags

meteorite, metallicmeteor, spaceimpact, madewithai, earthcollision

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