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How do meteors, meteoroids and meteorites differ?

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1. Meteors are debris considered to be part of the Solar System, and they can either burn up, hit the ground or deflect off the Earth’s atmosphere; while meteorites are meteors which hit the surface of the Earth after their flight. 2. Meteors are burning rocks, while meteorites contain a combination of metal, magnetic elements and nickel. 3. read more

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