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To: EEGator

Meteors are rock and/or metal while comets are mostly ice. A meteor that hits the ground is a meteorite. Most meteorites are metallic (mainly nickel and iron) because rocky meteors usually explode in the atmosphere (their composition causes them to break up from the heat).


17 posted on 10/10/2013 6:56:20 PM PDT by Squawk 8888 (I'd give up chocolate but I'm no quitter)
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To: Squawk 8888

Thank you for clarification.


19 posted on 10/10/2013 7:08:19 PM PDT by EEGator
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