SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -A meteor is a streak of light in the sky caused by a meteoroid passing through Earth’s atmosphere.

Detailed explanation-2: -Meteor Showers: When Earth crosses the leftover of a comet, groups of meteors are seen. These meteors fall on Earth like a shower and are known as meteor showers. They occur at regular time intervals in each year.

Detailed explanation-3: -During their journey through the atmosphere, meteors rub against air particles, creating friction and heat. The heat then vaporizes most meteors, resulting in bright streaks of light across the sky, or shooting stars.

Detailed explanation-4: -Where Do Meteorites Come From? All meteorites come from inside our solar system. Most of them are fragments of asteroids that broke apart long ago in the asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter. Such fragments orbit the Sun for some time–often millions of years–before colliding with Earth.