SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -An asteroid is a small rocky object that orbits the Sun. 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: -This glowing meteoroid is called a meteor, sometimes nicknamed a “shooting star.” Most meteoroids that enter Earth’s atmosphere disintegrate before they reach the ground. The pieces that do strike Earth’s surface are called meteorites.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meteoroids are small rock pieces that revolve around the Sun. They are usually made up of dust, ice particles and gases. Some meteoroids enter the Earth’s atmosphere with a great velocity.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some come from comets, others from asteroids, and some even come from the Moon and other planets. Some meteoroids are rocky, while others are metallic, or combinations of rock and metal. When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere, or that of another planet, like Mars, at high speed and burn up, they’re called meteors.

Detailed explanation-5: -Meteoroids are fragments and debris in space resulting from collisions among asteroids, comets, moons, and planets. They are among the smallest “space rocks.” We can see them when they streak through our atmosphere in the form of meteors and meteor showers.