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What is a meteoroid?
Quick Answer
A meteoroid is a small rocky or metallic object moving through space. If it enters Earth’s atmosphere, it becomes a meteor; if it reaches the ground, it is a meteorite.
The Full Story
Meteoroids are small fragments from asteroids, comets, or even the Moon and Mars that travel through space. They range from dust-sized grains to much larger chunks of rock or metal. When a meteoroid enters an atmosphere and burns brightly, it is seen as a meteor, often called a shooting star. If part of the object survives the fall and lands on a planet’s surface, it is then called a meteorite.
Key Facts
1.Space rock in flight = meteoroid
2.Bright streak in the sky = meteor
3.Piece that reaches the ground = meteorite
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