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- noun Plural form of
meteoroid .
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Examples
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Comet crumbs called meteoroids hit the top of Earth's atmosphere at hundreds of thousands of kilometres per hour, burning up because of friction.
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The trail of dust grains, known as meteoroids, were shed by the comet long ago as it passed the sun and Earth on a long orbit that could have taken thousands of years to complete, Jenniskens said.
SFGate: Top News Stories Chronicle dperlman@sfchronicle.com (David Perlman 2011
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According to SpaceWeather.com, Peter Jenniskens of NASA found evidence to suggest that the Quadrantid meteoroids come from 2003 EH1, an "asteroid" that is most likely a piece of comet that broke apart approximately 500 years ago.
Don't Miss Tonight's Meteor Shower! The Huffington Post 2011
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According to SpaceWeather.com, Peter Jenniskens of NASA found evidence to suggest that the Quadrantid meteoroids come from 2003 EH1, an "asteroid" that is most likely a piece of comet that broke apart approximately 500 years ago.
Don't Miss Tonight's Meteor Shower! The Huffington Post 2011
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Possible problems include getting nutrients, the long journey and surviving meteoroids.
TV Highlights: 'American Idol,' 'NOVA,' 'Hot in Cleveland' Post 2011
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It is important to understand that the meteoroids (and therefore the meteors) do not really originate from the constellations or any of the stars in the constellations, however.
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These amazing streaks of light you can sometimes see in the night sky are caused by tiny bits of dust and rock, in other words, meteoroids, falling into the Earth's atmosphere and burning up.
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These amazing streaks of light you can sometimes see in the night sky are caused by tiny bits of dust and rock, in other words, meteoroids, falling into the Earth's atmosphere and burning up.
Archive 2008-10-01 2008
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Asteroids are intermediate in size between planets and meteoroids
Cosmic Projectiles 2008
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Kalpana One style habitats are basically stubby cylinders spinning for gravity, with outer hulls containing 10 tons of radiation shield per square meter to provide protection against radiation and meteoroids similar to what we have on the surface of the Earth which, not coincidentally has 10 tons of atmosphere above every square meter.
Asteroid Capture into Earth Orbit Stephen D. Covey 2010
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