SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -A meteor is what happens when a small piece of an asteroid or comet, called a meteoroid, burns up upon entering Earth’s atmosphere.

Detailed explanation-2: -Meteorites. A meteorite is a fragment of spatial matter that falls to the surface of a planet. Most meteorites that fall to Earth come from the Asteroid Belt. Watch as a meteorite travels to Earth, causes an explosion, and creates an impact crater. Video by QA International, National Geographic.

Detailed explanation-3: -(As it’s burning up, it’s called a meteor-only if some part makes it down is it called a meteorite.) Most of a meteorite’s material does get burned away before making it all the way down, making the comet dust find superspecial for scientists.

Detailed explanation-4: -A meteor air burst is a type of air burst in which a meteor explodes after entering a planetary body’s atmosphere. This fate leads them to be called fireballs or bolides, with the brightest air bursts known as superbolides.

Detailed explanation-5: -Meteoroids are small particles-often no bigger than a grain of sand-that orbit our Sun. When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere, they produce brilliant streaks of light that can be seen in our sky. These brief streaks of light-and the particles that are moving through our atmosphere-are meteors.