Meteor

=** Meteor **=

By Matt and Connor Meteoroids are pieces of metal and rock that fly through space. Meteoroids fly in other planets’ atmosphere.

Meteorites are meteoroids that have hit the ground. They could fly to hit other planets. Meteorites can turn into flames when they hit the atmosphere of the planets. There are three types of meteorites, stony, iron, and stony- iron.

Millions of meteors occur in Earth’s atmosphere every day. There are 9 major meteor showers, Quadrantids, April Lyrids, Eta Aquarids, Delta Aquarids, Perseids, Orionids, Taurids, Leonids, and Geminids.The Leonid meteor shower happens every 33 years.

One of the largest meteors found in the United States is the Willamette Meteor. The Willamette meteor weighs 15 and half tons. It meteor was found in one of Oregon’s valleys in 1902.