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Does meteoroid orbit around anything?

Yes. Meteoroids orbit the sun.


What is a piece of rock in orbit around the Sun called?

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Is the sun the only meteoroid?

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What is the orbit shape of a meteoroid?

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What are small fragments of matter orbiting the sun?

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What is a mateoroid?

A meteoroid is a small rocky or metallic body in outer space. When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up, it produces a streak of light known as a meteor. If a meteoroid survives its journey through the atmosphere and lands on the Earth's surface, it is referred to as a meteorite.


How does a meteoroids orbit the sun?

A meteoroid orbits the sun like any other object in space, following a path determined by its speed and distance from the sun. Meteoroids can have elliptical or circular orbits, and they can intersect with Earth's orbit, leading to meteor showers when they enter Earth's atmosphere.


How far is a meteoroid from the sun?

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What is difference between asteroids and meteoroids?

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Why does Halley's comet travel though our solar system regularly?

It's in a gravitational orbit with the sun. Just like every other planet, moon, comet, asteroid, and meteoroid in the solar system.


What is the difference between an asteoroid and a meteoroid?

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What is the orbital time for the sun?

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