Meteorites and Meteorites By Hari Srinivasan and Julia Ross Whats the difference between a meteor meteorite and a meteoroid A meteor is called such when its in Earths atmosphere A meteorite is a meteor when it is on the ground A meteoroid is a meteo ID: 341568
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Meteors
,Meteorites, and Meteorites
By : Hari Srinivasan, and Julia RossSlide2
What’s the difference between a meteor, meteorite, and a meteoroid
A meteor is called such when it’s in Earth’s atmosphere. A meteorite is a meteor when it is on the ground. A meteoroid is a meteor when it is in space.Slide3
Where do meteors come from?
Most meteoroids are pieces of asteroids or planets. After the Big Bang a mars sized meteoroid hit the Earth, and caused the moon. Ice meteoroids come from comets.
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Heat of meteoroids
Meteoroids can get as hot as 1,000 – 2,000 Kelvin. 1 Kelvin is 1.8 degrees degrees FThe hottest meteoroid is 1,832 - 3,632 degrees F.Slide5
Manned or Unmanned
Our spacecraft is manned because we will travel in it.Slide6
Location
Our location is the solar system where we will be traveling is 141 miles west of Earth. We will need to avoid comets or other meteoroids.Slide7
Life cycle of a meteor
First, it starts out as a comet or asteroid. Another asteroid collides it or the comet breaks and gathers dust. Then, it is a meteoroid. Next, it is a meteor when it is in the sky. Last, it is a meteorite when it hits the ground.Slide8
Atmosphere
There is no atmosphere on a meteroid.Slide9
Size
The size of a meteoroid has to be less than 10 meters in diameter or it is considered a comet or an asteroid. We will not orbit the meteoroid because it is too small to circle. Slide10
Surface Composition
The surface is rough because meteoroids are made out of rock or metal. Slide11
Ice Meteoroids
Ice meteoroids come from comets. They are made out of ice.Slide12
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What is an ice meteor? Where does it come from?Slide13
About our space craft
Our spacecraft is made out of metal, which is made to keep the cool in so we will not burn to the crisp. We have rocket boosters to propel into space . There is a rocket booster on the bottom to make us go up into space . there is a storage to keep the food for the journey. Slide14
Purpose/mission
We will gather as much photos as we can of meteoroids.