A meteoroid was a sand to boulder size particle made of minerals in outer space. The visible path of a meteoroid as it entered the atmosphere of a planet was called a meteor, or a shooting star or falling star. They were referred to as shooting and falling stars because of their resemblance to stars when burning in the atmosphere. A meteoroid that landed on the ground was called a meteorite.
Most meteoroids were primarily composed of solid iron, and upon entry into Earth's atmosphere, the superheating often cause the meteor to become magnetized.[2]
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- ↑ As seen in The Shamon U.
- ↑ As seen in the Superfriends season two episode Day of the Plant Creatures (October 1, 1977).