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What is the difference between meteors and meteorites? |
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Answer» teorites, meteors are OBJECTS that enter Earth's atmosphere from space. But meteors—which are typically PIECES of COMET dust no larger than a grain of rice—burn up before reaching the ground. ... The term “meteorite” refers only to those bodies that SURVIVE the trip through the atmosphere and reach Earth's SURFACE |
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