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Shooting stars, are small pieces of rock from space that have entered the earths atmosphere and burn very brightly with great heat as they collide with gas molecules in our atmosphere. Scientists have been able to study the spectrum of a meteor, and have estimated temperatures of around 4,600 degrees centigrade during this burn period.

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