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Meteor: A meteor is the visible streak of light produced when a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up completely ("shooting star").

Meteorite: A meteorite is a meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere, does not completely burn up, and reaches the Earth's surface.

Asteroid: Asteroids (also called minor planets or planetoids) are small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun. They are larger than meteoroids but smaller than dwarf planets.Most meteorites are stony

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