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meteoroid: see meteor meteor, appearance of a small particle flying through space that interacts with the earth's upper atmosphere. While still outside the atmosphere, the particle is known as a meteoroid. Countless meteoroids of varying sizes are moving about the solar system at any time.
..... Click the link for more information. . meteoroid any of the small celestial bodies that are thought to orbit the sun, possibly as the remains of comets. When they enter the earth's atmosphere, they become visible as meteors meteoroid [′med·ē·ə‚rȯid] (astronomy) Any solid object moving in interplanetary space that is smaller than a planet or asteroid but larger than a molecule. Meteoroid a relatively small solid body that moves in outer space. The aggregate of meteoroids revolving around the sun forms the meteoric material in interplanetary space. Meteoroids are cometary debris or fragments of asteroids and in their motion occasionally encounter the earth and other planets. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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