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Astronomy · L2 · Meteoroid, Meteor, Meteorite

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The journey of a small space rock from open space to Earth's surface (or not).

by @openstemUpdated Astronomy
Meteoroid(small rock or dust in space)Enters Earth's atmosphereat high speedFriction with airheats it, makes it glowMeteor(a shooting star) — a flash of lightBurns up completelyA fragment survivesand reaches the groundMeteorite

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