Chunks of rock and metal from planetary bodies that survive their journey through the atmosphere and fall to the ground are called meteorites and scientists have found over 50,000 on Earth's surface. What is the origin of the majority these meteorites?

A. They are pieces of a planet that have broken off.
B. They are the original materials from which the planets formed.
C. They are bits of our moon that have eroded and fell back to Earth.
D. They are jarred loose from a meteor belt found among the outer planets.