For A Reason

This planet is calm. a distant moon glooms overhead as the bright sun hides beneath small hills ahead, slowly lowering. It is now growing dark. Hours pass and the darkness of midnight overshadows the once peaceful land. you notice a flashlight on your suit, but it seems broken. It is just you and darkness. You see a meteor overhead, the only light you have seen for hours. it is getting close, but not too close. It bursts into flames as it enters atmosphere and crashes into the hard ground a couple miles away. What if it is useful?