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• meteoroids — mɪːtɪərɔɪd n. small solid body which becomes a meteor upon entrance to the Earth s atmosphere (Astronomy) …   English contemporary dictionary

• meteor, meteorite, meteoroid —    Meteoroids are pieces of galactic debris floating through space. If they enter Earths atmosphere as shooting stars, they are meteors. If they survive the fall to Earth, they are meteorites …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• meteor, meteorite, meteoroid —    Meteoroids are pieces of galactic debris floating through space. If they enter Earths atmosphere as shooting stars, they are meteors. If they survive the fall to Earth, they are meteorites …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• meteor, meteorite, meteoroid —    Meteoroids are pieces of galactic debris floating through space. If they enter Earths atmosphere as shooting stars, they are meteors. If they survive the fall to Earth, they are meteorites …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• meteor and meteoroid — ▪ astronomy Introduction   respectively, a glowing streak in the sky (meteor) and its cause, which is a relatively small stony or metallic natural object from space (meteoroid) that enters Earth s atmosphere and heats to incandescence. In modern… …   Universalium

• Meteoroid — A few shooting stars can be seen in this video from the ISS. A Perseid meteor (light streak somewhat to right of center of photo) and Milky Way. A meteoroid is a sand to …   Wikipedia

• meteorite — meteoritic /mee tee euh rit ik/, meteoritical, meteorital /mee tee euh ruyt l/, adj. /mee tee euh ruyt /, n. 1. a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid. 2. a meteoroid. [1815 25; METEOR + ITE1] * * …   Universalium

• Meteor shower — This article is about the falling of meteors. For the TV program, see Meteor Shower (TV series). A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate from one point in the night sky. These meteors are caused… …   Wikipedia

• Meteorite — This article is about debris from space that survives impact with the ground. For other uses of Meteor and Meteors , see Meteor (disambiguation). For popular applications, see Falling star. For the fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics… …   Wikipedia

• Leonids — For other uses, see Leonid (disambiguation). A famous depiction of the 1833 meteor storm, produced in 1889 for the Seventh day Adventist book Bible Readings for the Home Circle The Leonids (/ˈliːənɪdz/ lee ə nidz) is a prol …   Wikipedia

• Near-Earth object — Asteroid 4179 Toutatis is a potentially hazardous object that has passed within 2.3 lunar distances …   Wikipedia