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Meteors, Meteorites and Impacts
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Submitted: Thu Oct 14 2004
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CT: Earth Changes: Meteors, Meteorites and Impacts
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A meteor is a bright streak of light in the sky (a "shooting star" or a "falling star") produced by the entry of a small meteoroid into the Earth's atmosphere. If you have a dark clear sky you will probably see a few per hour on an average night; during one of the annual meteor showers you may see as many as 100/hour. Very bright meteors are known as fireballs; if you see one please report it.