SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -Scientists think up to 50 metric tons of meteors fall on the Earth each day, but most are no bigger than a pebble. Meteors that don’t burn up in the atmosphere strike Earth’s surface. These meteors are called meteorites. Meteors are described by their size, brightness and proximity to Earth.

Detailed explanation-2: -A meteorite impact occurs when a rocky, metallic (typically iron), or icy body that had been orbiting the Sun passes through the atmosphere to hit the Earth’s surface.