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SOLAR SYSTEM
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Meteor
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Asteroid
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Comet
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Meteorite
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Detailed explanation-1: -Meteoroids are objects in space that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids. Think of them as “space rocks.” When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere (or that of another planet, like Mars) at high speed and burn up, the fireballs or “shooting stars” are called meteors.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most meteorites reach the Earth’s surface in the form of dust or very small particles after passing through the atmosphere, which is why we do not normally see them. However, believe it or not, some 17, 000 meteorites fall to Earth every year.
Detailed explanation-3: -This was the second time that Sárneczky has found an asteroid before it hit Earth. In March 2022, he found an asteroid, now known as 2022 EB5, that was about 10 feet wide just two hours before it collided with Earth a little north of Iceland.
Detailed explanation-4: -Barringer Crater. – Location: Arizona, U.S. Lonar Crater. – Location: Maharashtra, India. Wolfe Creek Crater. – Location: Western Australia. Gosses Bluff (Tnorala) – Location: Northern Territory, Australia. Pingualuit Crater. – Location: Pingualuit National Park, Quebec, Canada. Kaali Crater Field. Nördlinger Ries. Tswaing Crater. More items •04-Nov-2022