- Small rocky/metallic body orbiting the Sun; diameters range from a few 10s of meters up to several hundred miles; orbits largely confined to the central plane of the solar system.
12. Meteors
- Meteors are commonly called falling stars or shooting stars. If any part of the meteoroid survives burning up and actually hits the Earth, that remaining bit is then called a meteorite.
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11. Asteroid
- Small rocky/metallic body orbiting the Sun; diameters range from a few 10s of meters up to several hundred miles; orbits largely confined to the central plane of the solar system.
12. Meteors
- Meteors are commonly called falling stars or shooting stars. If any part of the meteoroid survives burning up and actually hits the Earth, that remaining bit is then called a meteorite.