I saw a bright meteoroid streak across the night sky.
The space rock is the celestial space object that a meteoroid comes from.
It is a meteorite
celestite
A meteoroid is the 'shooting star' you see in the sky. A meteor is a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere A meteorite is a meteor that has hit the surface.
Friction generated as the meteoroid enters the atmosphere generates enough heat to vapourise the rock before it reaches the Earth's surface.
They disintegrate into dust from the heat.
Absolutely not. The Sun is not a meteoroid, it is a star. A meteoroid is a chunk of rock and debris travelling through space.
Yes.
meteoroid impacts
planets
A meteoroid is not the same as a meteorite. A meteoroid is a small piece of rock or even dust flying through space.
I saw a bright meteoroid streak across the night sky.
The space rock is the celestial space object that a meteoroid comes from.
meteoroid
Its a meteoroid! or an asteroid
No. The gravity of a meteoroid is negligible, so it cannot hold onto an atmosphere.