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What is the difference between -
1) Meteorites
2) Meteors
3) Meteorides
1) Meteorites
2) Meteors
3) Meteorides
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Meteoroid – A small particle from an asteroid or comet orbiting the Sun.
Meteor – A meteoroid that is observed as it burns up in the Earth’s atmosphere – a shooting star.
Meteorite – A meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth’s atmosphere and impacts the Earth’s surface.
Meteoroid – A small particle from an asteroid or comet orbiting the Sun.
Meteor – A meteoroid that is observed as it burns up in the Earth’s atmosphere – a shooting star.
Meteorite – A meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth’s atmosphere and impacts the Earth’s surface.
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