Set: Asteroids and Comets

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Meteorsobjects that produce light in the sky as they steak through Earth's atmosphere
Meteoritespieces of rock that survive passage through the atmosphere to collide with Earth
Asteroidschucks of space rock orbiting the sun just like Earth (1-1000km)
CometsSmall bodies of ice/rock orbiting the sun in elongated orbit, <16km in size
MeteroidsChuck off stone or metal prior to encountered Earth surface (<500 mile in size
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Creator just1ncase
Created February 13, 2008
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Subject geog303
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  1. Meteroids Chuck off stone or metal prior to encountered Earth surface (<500 mile in size - 4 misses
  2. Meteorites pieces of rock that survive passage through the atmosphere to collide with Earth - 1 miss