Meteoroid

Objekt auf einer Umlaufbahn um die Sonne, das kleiner ist als ein Asteroid

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A meteoroid is a small piece of rock or metal traveling through space that becomes visible as a meteor when it enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up. It matters because meteoroids that survive the fall and reach Earth's surface as meteorites can help scientists understand the composition of space and the history of our solar system.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Meteoroid is referenced by 4,469 other articles, and connects out to meteorite fall, Kuiper Belt and meteor shower.

Vinony files it under Commons link is locally defined, Meteoroids and Solar System.

Its subject is documented across 99 Wikipedia language editions.

Research

1,282 papers

High ambition.Nature · 2014DOI: 10.1038/515163b
Celestial effects on the skin.ReviewClinics in dermatology · 2020Hassan S, Bhatti J, Poulos C et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2019.09.001
Moon-based Earth observation.Science bulletin · 2022Guo H, Ding Y, Liu GDOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2022.08.014
Eyes and ears.Nature · 2013DOI: 10.1038/494281b
Cometary spin-down.Nature · 2018Agarwal JDOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-00008-6
Chirality and life.Origins of life and evolution of the biosphere : the journal of the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life · 1995Bonner WADOI: 10.1007/BF01581581
The search for extraterrestrial life.ReviewScientific American · 1994Sagan C, New Collective AuthorDOI: 10.1038/scientificamerican1094-92
Detection of centimeter-sized meteoroid impact events in Saturn's F ring.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 1998Showalter MRDOI: 10.1126/science.282.5391.1099

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: minor planet
Image: Meteoroid track through aerogel from EURECA mission.jpg

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Commons category: Meteoroids
topic's main category: Category:Meteoroids
has effect: meteor
different from: meteorite
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001068
Stack Exchange tag: physics.stackexchange.com/tags/meteoroids

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Article · Deutsch

Ein Meteoroid [meteoroˈiːt] (Plural Meteoroiden oder Meteoroide; Analogiebildung zu Asteroid und Planetoid aus Meteor und Endung -oid) ist ein kleines Objekt des Sonnensystems auf einer Umlaufbahn um die Sonne, das kleiner als ein Asteroid ist. Ein kleiner Prozentsatz der Meteoroiden kreuzt die Erdbahn. Beim Eindringen in die Hochatmosphäre werden sie als Sternschnuppen sichtbar; die helleren dieser Meteore nennt man Feuerkugeln.

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