An article on the difference between meteors, meteoroids, meteorites, fireballs, bolides tektites, meteoric dust, formation, asteroids, and orbits.

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“…A meteoroid is a small sand- to boulder-sized particle of debris in the Solar System. The visible path of a meteoroid that enters Earth’s (or another body’s) atmosphere is called a meteor, or commonly a “shooting star” or “falling star”. If a meteoroid reaches the ground, it is then called a meteorite…” SOURCE – Meteoroids

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