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StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Meteorites
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/meteorites.html

Definition
Meteor: A shooting star; a meteoroid that vaporizes in Earth's upper atmosphere as a burst of incandescent gas.
Meteorite: A space rock that strikes the surface of the Earth

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Radio Programs
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 Title  Air Date
More Leonid Meteors November 16, 2009
Leonid Meteors November 15, 2009
Moon and Mars November 8, 2009
Asteroid 2008 TC3 October 2, 2009
Orionid Meteors October 19, 2008

Note: Audio versions of our programs will be available the day after they air. Visit the transcript page to listen.

Image Gallery
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Glassmaker?
Glassmaker?
The Road to Wabar
The Road to Wabar
Rocky Debate
Rocky Debate
Strange Meteorite
Strange Meteorite
Showers of Light
Showers of Light

Frequently Asked Questions
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 Question
How do I report seeing unusual objects in the sky?
What are shooting stars?
Is there life on Mars?
Why is the Moon covered with craters?
Did an asteroid really kill the dinosaurs?

Other Resources
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Meteorites
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/meteorites.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/index.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Minor Bodies
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/minor_bodies.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Jupiter
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/jupiter.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Mars
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/mars.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Asteroids
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/asteroids.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Enceladus, Iapetus, Mimas
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/enceladus_iapetus_mimas.html
StarDate Online | Teacher Guide
http://stardate.org/teachers/links.html

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