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A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a solar system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere
A small rock in space
A meteoritic body in space
An object in space; similar to but smaller than an asteroid
Meteoroids are chunks of rock and metal that orbit the Sun, occasionally encountering the Earth and forming meteors If they reach the ground, they become meteorites Although there is no specific upper size limit, these objects would be called asteroids if more than a few meters across Most are smaller, grading down into microscopic sizes
a natural small solid object in an independent orbit in the Solar System
A small body moving through space, or revolving about the sun, which on entering the earth's atmosphere would be deflagrated and appear as a meteor
A piece of rock, metal, or frozen gas in space
Small bodies in orbit about the Sun which may fall to Earth or to another planet More about meteoroids
A solid object that is moving in interplanetary space, but is larger than a single molecule and smaller than an asteroid Meteoroids that are larger than 6 inches can fall to Earth as meteorites
— A small solid body moving through interplanetary space; after falling to Earth it is called a meteorite
A piece of stone or metal that travels in outer space
a small rocky object orbiting the Sun; smaller than an asteroid
A small, rocky object in orbit around the Sun, smaller than an asteroid
A small rocky object orbiting the Sun less than 100 m in diameter Meteoroids are smaller than asteroids
a lump of rock or metal from space that gets trapped by the Earth's gravity and is pulled downwards towards the Earth's surface
{i} small solid body which becomes a meteor upon entrance to the Earth's atmosphere (Astronomy)
A small body drifting through space If a meteoroid is pulled into a planet's or moons gravitational field, it is called a meteor if the meteor survives a trip through the atmosphere and lands, it is called a meteorite If meteorites are not burned up in the process of entering an atmosphere (or if there is no atmosphere), they may strike the surface and if large enough create a craters
a chunk of space debris
A small sized piece of solid matter in interplanetary space When it stikes a planet, it becomes a meteorite
The term used to describe a meteorite producing object while it is still outside the Earth's atmosphere Note that this term is reserved for those objects that can not be categorized as asteroids or comets
A small, solid body moving through space in orbit around the Sun
The physical body (rock) in space before it enters the Earth's atmosphere and creates the flash of light we call a meteor
An asteroid on a collision course with Earth
A piece of debris, smaller than an asteroid, that is travelling through space
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere

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plural of meteoroid
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