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  • Meteoroids, Meteors, and Meteorites: Understanding Space Rocks
    Rock fragments traveling in space are called meteoroids.

    Here's the breakdown:

    * Meteoroid: A small rocky or metallic body in space, typically smaller than an asteroid.

    * Meteor: The bright streak of light we see when a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up.

    * Meteorite: A meteoroid that survives its fiery passage through the atmosphere and lands on Earth's surface.

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