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Its composition is usually rocky or metallic.
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A meteriod with a diameter of 1cm strikes the Moon What will the crater diameter be?
That would depend on several factors; the velocity of the meteoroid, the mass, density and composition of the meteoroid, and the nature of the surface where it strikes.
Lunar breccial are thought to be the result of what?
meteoroid impacts
Is a meteoroid smaller than a meteorite?
A meteorite by definition has reached the ground. Mist meteoroids burn up in the Earths atmosphere. Any meteorite would have been bigger as a meteoroid as the outer coating would have been burnt off during entry.
Is earth smaller than a meteoroid?
No
When meteoroids enter the earths atmosphere they become hot and before they hit the earths surface?
Yes. Meteoroids are traveling AT LEAST 25,000 MPH, and sometimes far faster; some have been tracked at 125K MPH. They run into the atmosphere and at that speed, the air CANNOT get out of the way. The super-thin air is compressed to the density of water or thicker, which heats the meteoroid to incandescence, which means "glowing hot". Depending on the structure and composition of the meteoroid, sometimes they melt, sometimes they vaporize, and sometimes they explode. Sometimes, fragments of the meteoroid survives to hit the Earth's surface, when we call them "meteorites".
What is the composition of the atmosphere on a meteoroid?
Its compostion is usually rocky or metallic.
A meteriod with a diameter of 1cm strikes the Moon What will the crater diameter be?
That would depend on several factors; the velocity of the meteoroid, the mass, density and composition of the meteoroid, and the nature of the surface where it strikes.
What is the compostition of a meteor?
A meteor is a bright trail or streak that appears in the sky when a meteoroid coming from space is heated to incandescence by friction with the earth's atmosphere. Therefore the composition of a meteor is the same as the composition of the incoming meteoroid.If the meteoroid does not survive its passage though the atmosphere we do not for sure know what its composition may have been.However if it does survive and lands as a "meteorite" we can collect it and analyse its composition.Work with meteorites has found a variation in composition as you can find out from the related link below.
Is the sun the only meteoroid?
Absolutely not. The Sun is not a meteoroid, it is a star. A meteoroid is a chunk of rock and debris travelling through space.
Do you still call a meteoroid a meteoroid when it enters earth's atmosphere?
Yes.
What are small fragments of matter orbiting the sun?
planets
Lunar breccial are thought to be the result of what?
meteoroid impacts
How can you use the word meteoroid in a sentence?
A meteoroid is not the same as a meteorite. A meteoroid is a small piece of rock or even dust flying through space.
How do you use meteoroid in a sentence?
I saw a bright meteoroid streak across the night sky.
What is celestial space objects can be meteoroid come from?
The space rock is the celestial space object that a meteoroid comes from.
What is a chunk of an asteroid that has broken off in outer space calles?
meteoroid
A rock fragment traveling in space is called a?
Its a meteoroid! or an asteroid
