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Meteors, also called 'shooting stars', have long been a mystery to man. Today, astronomers feel that they have pretty good idea of what meteors are. They believe them to be broken fragments of comets.
When comets break up, the millions of fragments continue to move through space as a meteor swarm or stream. The swarm moves in regular orbits, or paths through space. Some of the larger fragments may become detached and travel through space singly.
Most individual meteors are quite small but occasionally there are some that may weigh many tonnes. They are usually destroyed entirely by heat when they pass through the earth's atmosphere. Only the larger ones reach the earth.
When a piece of meteor reaches the earth it is called 'meteorite'. The largest one found so far weighs between 60 and 70 tonnes and is still in its resting place in Africa.
There are two main kinds of meteorites. There are those of chiefly nickel and iron. These are called the 'metallic' meteorites. Some are composed of minerals and look like a piece of igneous rock; these are called the 'stony' meteorites or 'aerolites'.
When comets break up, the millions of fragments continue to move through space as a meteor swarm or stream. The swarm moves in regular orbits, or paths through space. Some of the larger fragments may become detached and travel through space singly.
Most individual meteors are quite small but occasionally there are some that may weigh many tonnes. They are usually destroyed entirely by heat when they pass through the earth's atmosphere. Only the larger ones reach the earth.
When a piece of meteor reaches the earth it is called 'meteorite'. The largest one found so far weighs between 60 and 70 tonnes and is still in its resting place in Africa.
There are two main kinds of meteorites. There are those of chiefly nickel and iron. These are called the 'metallic' meteorites. Some are composed of minerals and look like a piece of igneous rock; these are called the 'stony' meteorites or 'aerolites'.
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A meteor is really just made up of nothing its just a big rock the person that made meteors is the... I probably should not tell you im scared of the police
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answered 7 months ago
I really know what it is made of it is rock,astroids,and peceis of metal inside that make a big explostion when it falls and the ground when it falls then...... BOOM
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