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Comets are dusty pieces of ice and rock that partially vaporize when they pass near the sun. Meteoroids are pieces of rock, usually less than a few hundred meters in size, that travel through the solar system.

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Where did meteoroids originate?

Meteoroids primarily originate from two sources: asteroids and comets. Most meteoroids are fragments of asteroids, particularly from the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter. Comets, when they approach the Sun, shed debris that can also become meteoroids. Additionally, some meteoroids can originate from the Moon or Mars, where impacts have ejected material into space.


Are meteoroids smaller than comets but larger than asteroids?

Meteoroids are smaller than both comets and asteroids. They are small rocky or metallic objects that are typically smaller than asteroids and comets, which are large bodies that can range in size from several meters to hundreds of kilometers in diameter.


What are the characteristics of comets meteoroids and asteroids?

Comets are icy bodies that develop a glowing coma and tail when they approach the sun. Meteoroids are small rocky or metallic bodies that enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up, producing a meteor or shooting star. Asteroids are larger rocky or metallic bodies orbiting the sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.


Where do meteriods come from?

Meteoroids are rocky or metallic fragments from space that come from comets or asteroids. They can be leftovers from the formation of the solar system and are usually small in size, ranging from dust particles to boulder-sized objects. Many meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere as meteors and may land on the surface as meteorites.


What is found in the solar system besides thw sun planets and moons?

There are asteroids, meteoroids and comets.

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What are comets asteroids and meteoroids?

Asteroids comets and meteoroids all are masses of land sometimes inflamed and usually come from parts of planets hurtling through space.


What are the tiny particles left from comets called?

meteoroids


Are meteoroids larger than comets but larger than asteroids?

no


Are the meteoroids comets and asteroids part of your solar system?

Yes.


Where did meteoroids originate?

Meteoroids primarily originate from two sources: asteroids and comets. Most meteoroids are fragments of asteroids, particularly from the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter. Comets, when they approach the Sun, shed debris that can also become meteoroids. Additionally, some meteoroids can originate from the Moon or Mars, where impacts have ejected material into space.


Do dwarf planets comets asteroids and meteoroids orbit the sun?

Yes.


Which of these are icy objects comets meteoroids or asteroids?

Usually comets are icy as that is why you see the icy trail, but asteroids can be icy too.


Are meteoroids smaller than comets but larger than asteroids?

Meteoroids are smaller than both comets and asteroids. They are small rocky or metallic objects that are typically smaller than asteroids and comets, which are large bodies that can range in size from several meters to hundreds of kilometers in diameter.


Other members of the solar system?

asteroids comets meteoroids meteor meteorites


When can you find the milky way?

You can find Planets, Billions of Stars, and Comets, meteoroids, comets, black holes and alot of other stuff.


What are the characteristics of comets meteoroids and asteroids?

Comets are icy bodies that develop a glowing coma and tail when they approach the sun. Meteoroids are small rocky or metallic bodies that enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up, producing a meteor or shooting star. Asteroids are larger rocky or metallic bodies orbiting the sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.


What are solid bits of debris that travel through the solar system?

Meteoroids, asteroids and comets.