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Meteor, Meteoroid, Meteorite

CUHS Ag Department

Ag Earth Science

Mrs. Raggio

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Meteoroids

  • Meteoroid – a small particle that travels through space

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    • “Shooting Star”

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Meteoroids

  • Most meteoroids originate from three sources:

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    • Interplanetary debris that was not gravitationally swept up by the planets during the formation of the solar system

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    • Material from the asteroid belt

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    • The solid remains of comets that once traveled near Earth’s orbit

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Meteoroids

  • Meteors – Those that enter the Earth’s atmosphere and burn up

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  • Meteorites – A meteoroid that reaches (hits) the Earth’s surface

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