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To: fwdude

Asteroid - rock in space
Meteoroid - rock in atmosphere
Meteorite - rock on ground

21 posted on 03/15/2022 9:16:19 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (We are being played by forces most do not understand)

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To: Erik Latranyi

I believe a meteoroid is a rock that has not yet entered our atmosphere. That would be a meteor.

Again, the distinction is not made with asteroids.

22 posted on 03/15/2022 9:22:15 AM PDT by fwdude (Every time I see someone voluntarily masked in public, I know I'm looking at a vaccinated person.)

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