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Generally asteroids move more slowly because they are in relatively stable orbits. Meteors can come in at any velocity, depending on their source. Comets travel very rapidly when close to the Sun, but come almost to a standstill at the outermost point in their orbits.
Meteors from "meteor showers" generally come from the decay of comets, and are traveling at cometary speeds. Recent radar measurements of recent meteor showers tracked the incoming meteors at 130,000 miles per hour.
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What is an asteroid sized object that is made of rock and frozen materials?
It is a meteor or meteorite depending on whether or not it has entered the Earth atmosphere.It can also be a comet if it is mostly or only frozen materials.
Will there be a comet or asteroid that comes close to the earth in 2036?
No. There is no comet or asteroid or meteor going to hit the Earth. Most of it is superstition.
What is the difference between a meteor meteorite and asteroid?
Asteroid: A relatively small, inactive body, composed of rock, carbon or metal, which is orbiting the Sun. Comet: A relatively small, sometimes active object, which is composed of dirt and ices. Comets are characterized by dust and gas tails when in proximity to the Sun. Far from the Sun it is difficult to distinguish an asteroid from a comet. 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.
Why is a comet bigger than a meteor?
A comet consists of meteors and naturally it ought to be bigger than a meteor.
What are the similarities between meteor and meteorites?
Meteors have hit Earth and meteorites haven't.
It can make a big hole on earth what is it?
Probably an asteroid, meteor or comet.
What is the difference between a coment and a meteor?
Basically it is the region of space that defines a comet from a meteor. A meteor comes from the asteroid belt that sits between mars and jupiter where as a comet originates from the ort cloud that surrounds our solar system. It begins in the far reaches past pluto. The great distance and lack of proximity to our sun causes ice and dust to accumulate on the core and if it is in an orbit that takes it close enough to the sun that mix of ice and dust begins to melt and sheds off the comet creating the "tail" that is visible as it passes by. An asteroid does not have any ice to burn off so it is not as visible as a comet. The term meteor is not relevant until the comet or asteroid breaches our atmosphere at that point the comet or asteroid is then referred to as a meteor.
What caused bruises to Jupiter?
They were just discolorations of the atmosphere caused by comet/asteroid/meteor collisions.
What is the name for body of orbit around the sun?
Planet, planetoid, moon, asteroid, meteor, comet
What is roteem tocem and ristadeo unscrambled?
Unscrambled, roteem tocem and ristadeo spell meteor, comet, and asteroid.
What does orbit around the sun mean?
It means a path travelled by a planet, asteroid, meteor or a comet which goes around the sun once.
What is an asteroid sized object that is made of rock and frozen materials?
It is a meteor or meteorite depending on whether or not it has entered the Earth atmosphere.It can also be a comet if it is mostly or only frozen materials.
Is Halley's comet the largest asteroid?
No. For one thing, Halley's comet is a comet, not an asteroid. The largest asteroid is Ceres, which is far larger than Halley's comet.
Will there be a comet or asteroid that comes close to the earth in 2036?
No. There is no comet or asteroid or meteor going to hit the Earth. Most of it is superstition.
What is bigger meteor or asteroid?
meteor
Is a planetoid and asteroid or a comet?
asteroid
What are some differences between an asteroid and an meteor?
There isn't really any differences they are the same thing except an asteroid is MUCH MUCH bigger than a meteor, an asteroid is what killed off the dinos along time ago not a meteor. So say Jupiter and Pluto were a meteor, and a asteroid, Pluto wouold be the meteor and Jupiter would be the asteroid
