![]() ![]() Those remnants are known today as the Allende meteorite. But a few made their way through the atmosphere to hit the ground. Now, most meteoroids burn up entirely as meteors, and some of these pieces did just that. This particular meteoroid didn’t just burn - it exploded into pieces. In fact, it made it so hot that it began to burn brightly across the sky as a meteor. At that speed, the friction from the air began to heat up the object. Meteoroids fall at a minimum speed of twenty-five thousand miles per hour. In February 1969, that meteoroid hit Earth’s atmosphere, and it hit it fast. That object was a meteoroid - a body orbiting the sun that’s smaller than an asteroid or comet. It actually started out as a single object about the size of a car flying through space. So, let’s talk about our Mexican light show. And when a piece of a meteoroid survives the trip and hits the ground, that object is called a meteorite. But the small, rocky bodies that cause the lights? Those are meteoroids. The streaks of light are in fact meteors. Or is it meteorites? Maybe meteoroids? Are those all different things? And if they are - what is the difference? Actually, they are all different, but they’re pretty closely related. These lights in the sky are called meteors. In 1969, a celestial light show burst through the sky over Chihuahua, Mexico. ![]() ![]() SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. ![]()
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