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Meteoroids are solid bodies in interplanetary space, ranging from millimeters to meters in size and smaller than asteroids. They originate mainly as fragments from collisions between asteroids in the solar system and as debris shed by comets, with additional input from interplanetary dust. Their composition can be rocky, metallic, or a mix, including micro-meteoroids that contribute to the space dust environment.
When a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere, it experiences rapid heating and ablation, producing a visible streak
Earth’s orbit crossing debris streams from comets leads to meteor showers, such as the Perseids or Leonids,
In space, meteoroids contribute to the micrometeoroid environment that can pose hazards to spacecraft and satellites