Death by meteor is a form of death in The Sims 3, introduced in The Sims 3: Ambitions. It is the successor to Death by Satellite which was seen in The Sims 2.
Whenever a Sim is standing in an open area, there is a very small chance a meteor will fall directly on top of them. Whenever a meteor is about to fall on top of a Sim, a large shadow will appear around them and ominous music will play. A message will appear stating that your Sim wonders why it suddenly got dark. The player has plenty of time to move the Sim out of harm's way, but if they do nothing the meteor will crush the ignorant Sim.
Meteors can fall on children as well as teenagers, young adults, adults, and elders.
The ghost color is orange with small hint of black and thus different than if the ghost died from fire. The tombstone depicts a meteor.
A female sim that died by meteor.
Male Mummy that died by meteor.
The tombstone of a sim that died by meteor.