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why do meteor become luminous on entering the earth's atmosphere?

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Hi Prithvi!

When a meteor enters the Earth’s atmosphere, it illuminates due to the friction with the atmosphere. The friction produces very high temperature and the meteor burns. The atmosphere protects us from meteors.
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