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METEORS!!. By: Gage Meaney Josh Rose. Table of Contents. Meteors. A meteor is a small particle of space debris from our solar system Meteors can be up to 10 meters in diameter Meteors travel around 42km/s The Sun is what meteors orbit around. Meteor vs Meteoroid vs Meteorite.
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METEORS!! By: Gage Meaney Josh Rose
Meteors • A meteor is a small particle of space debris from our solar system • Meteors can be up to 10 meters in diameter • Meteors travel around 42km/s • The Sun is what meteors orbit around
Meteor vs Meteoroid vs Meteorite • Meteor: Space debris in Earth’s atmosphere • Meteoroid: Space debris in space • Meteorite: Space debris that has hit Earth’s surface
Meteor vs Comet vs Asteroid • Meteor: space debris orbiting the sun made of mostly rock • Comet: Ice and rock orbiting very elliptically • Asteroid: space debris found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
Russian Meteors • A meteor hit Russia on 2/15/13 • This meteor crossed over the Ural Mountains in Russia. • The meteor blast injured 1000s of Russians.
Russian Meteors • This meteor was broken off in a collision in the asteroid belt past Mars. • It was named DA14
Meteor Crater • This meteor hit in Arizona • It was approximately 50000 years ago • It is thought to have broken off of an asteroid belt after a collision
Meteor Crater • This meteor was going about 26,000 mph when it entered the atmosphere and lost little speed. • The crater is 2500 ft deep and 24000 ft across
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