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  1. science.nasa.gov › asteroids-comets-meteorsAsteroids, Comets & Meteors - NASA Science

    Asteroids, comets, and meteors are chunks of rock, ice, and metal left over from the formation of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago. They are a lot like a fossil record of our early solar system. There are currently about 1.4 million known asteroids, and more than 3,900 known comets (including comet fragments).

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    • The Perseid Meteor Shower is here! Until August 14, the most impressive ...
    • Meteor Terminology
    • Difference between Asteroid, Comet, Meteoroid, Meteor and Meteorite

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  3. science.nasa.gov › solar-system › meteors-meteoritesMeteors and Meteorites: Facts - NASA Science

    Quick Facts. Meteoroids are space rocks that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids. When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere, or that of another planet, at high speed and burn up, they’re called meteors. When you see lots if meteors, you’re watching a meteor shower.

  4. science.nasa.gov › solar-system › meteors-meteoritesMeteors and Meteorites - NASA Science

    Meteors: When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere (or that of another planet, like Mars) at high speed and burn up, the fireballs or “shooting stars” are called meteors. Meteorites: When a meteoroid survives a trip through the atmosphere and hits the ground, it’s called a meteorite.

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  6. www.imdb.com › title › tt1068278Satellites & Meteorites (2008) - IMDb

    Aug 9, 2008 · Satellites & Meteorites: Directed by Rick Larkin. With Joanne Crawford, Adam Fergus, Susan Fitzgerald, Amy Huberman. Lucinda and Daniel start a slow romance just as the worst meteor showers in history rain down on Earth.

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    • Rick Larkin
    • 2008-08-09

  7. eyes.nasa.gov › apps › asteroidsEyes on Asteroids - NASA/JPL

    Explore the 3D world of Asteroids, Comets and NEOs. Learn about past and future missions, tracking and predicting orbits, and close approaches to Earth.

  8. www.jpl.nasa.gov › edu › pdfsMeteors and Meterorites - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

    Meteors and Meteorites. www.nasa.gov. “Shooting stars,” or meteors, are bits of interplanetary material falling through Earth’s atmosphere and heated to incandescence by friction. These objects are called meteoroids as they are hur-tling through space, becoming meteors for the few seconds they streak across the sky and create glowing trails.

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  10. solarsystem.nasa.gov › asteroids-comets-andAsteroids, Comets & Meteors - NASA Solar System Exploration

    Our solar system’s small bodies – asteroids, comets, and meteors – pack big surprises. These chunks of rock, ice, and metal are leftovers from the formation of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago. They are a lot like a fossil record of our early solar system.