meteor and meteoroid: Facts & Related Content
Facts
Also Known As | shooting star • falling star |
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Related Topics and References
Topics
meteor streambolidefireballsporadic meteormeteor showerWhat’s the Difference Between a Meteoroid, a Meteor, and a Meteorite?Andromedid meteor showerGeminid meteor showerLeonid meteorOrionid meteor showercometSunKuiper beltasteroidplanetmicrometeoroidOort cloudinterplanetary mediumCentaur objectdwarf planet
Key People

Fred L. Whipple
American astronomer

Ernst Öpik
Estonian astronomer