METEORS!!

METEORS!!By:Gage MeaneyJosh Rose

Table of Contents1Title Page2Table of Contents3Meteors4Meteor vs Meteoroid vs Meteorite5Meteor vs Meteoroid vs Meteorite Diagram6Meteor vs Comet vs Asteroid7Russian Meteors8Russian Meteors9Ural Mountains Map10Russian Meteors Video11Meteor Crater12Meteor Crater13Meteor Crater Video14Bibliography

MeteorsA meteor is a small particle of space debris from our solar systemMeteors can be up to 10 meters in diameterMeteors travel around 42km/sThe Sun is what meteors orbit around

Meteor vs Meteoroid vs MeteoriteMeteor: Space debris in Earths atmosphereMeteoroid: Space debris in spaceMeteorite: Space debris that has hit Earths surface

Meteor vs Comet vs AsteroidMeteor: space debris orbiting the sun made of mostly rockComet: Ice and rock orbiting very ellipticallyAsteroid: space debris found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter

Russian MeteorsA meteor hit Russia on 2/15/13This meteor crossed over the Ural Mountains in Russia.The meteor blast injured 1000s of Russians.

Russian MeteorsThis meteor was broken off in a collision in the asteroid belt past Mars.It was named DA14Here is a map of the Ural Mountains

Here Is A Video

Meteor CraterThis meteor hit in ArizonaIt was approximately 50000 years agoIt is thought to have broken off of an asteroid belt after a collision

Meteor CraterThis meteor was going about 26,000 mph when it entered the atmosphere and lost little speed.The crater is 2500 ft deep and 24000 ft acrossHere Is a Meteor Crater Animation

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