Shot starn
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A shot starn is whit is seen whan a space rock faws tae Yird. They can forby faw ontae the Muin, or ither planets like Maurs.[1] It is aften kent as a fire-flaucht or meteor an micht bi seen as a bricht licht in the nicht lift.[2][3] Due to thair composeetion, gin they conteen airn they mak a yellae o oranger colour, o conteenin magnesium, mak a bricht white licht,[3] tho maist ur blee.[citation needit]
Shot starns micht bi lairge bitties o rock tae wee doost o stour frae ooter space, swirling but hadna get pullt in tae shape a planet. Pebble-sized or mair muckle meteors can uisually be seen frae the grund ablo, but maist arene veesible acause they ir the size o a flek o doost.[1][4]
The shot starns that gaen intae the Yird's atmosphere begin tae heat up an brak apairt but aboot 10 to 50 a day faw aa the wey tae the grund.[5] If it dings the grund, or gang intae the Yird's atmosphere, it is cried a meteorite. Muckle meteorites can leave a thirl in the grund, cried a crater.[1]
Maist (twa thirds) o the meteorites that dinnae burn up, faa intae the ocean. [5]
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References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b c Rubin, Alan E.; Grossman, Jeffrey N. (Februar 2010). "Meteorite and meteoroid: new comprehensive definitions". Meteoritics and Planetary Science (in Inglis). doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2009.01009.x.
- ↑ "Glossary | IMO". Retrieved 27 Juin 2024.
- ↑ a b "Shooting Stars: Unveiling the Celestial Phenomenon". www.jameswebbdiscovery.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 27 Juin 2024.
- ↑ Broad, William J. (10 Mairch 2017). "Flecks of Extraterrestrial Dust, All Over the Roof". The New York Times (in Inglis). ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 Juin 2024.
- ↑ a b "Fireball FAQs". American Meteor Society (in Inglis). Retrieved 27 Juin 2024.