Meteorites
Location: has successfully passed through earth’s atmosphere
Size: They range in size from dust to around 10 metres in diameter
Temperature: The air burns the meteor (becomes meteorite) until there is nothing left. Re-entry temperatures can reach as high as 3,000 degrees F (1,650 degrees C). When it hits the ground, it will be several hundred degrees, but they cool off fairly rapidly. After a couple of hours, they will be at ambient temperature, which is to say, the temperature of the ground around them.
Appearance: stony metallic object that is the remains of a meteor that has reached earth’s surface
Size: They range in size from dust to around 10 metres in diameter
Temperature: The air burns the meteor (becomes meteorite) until there is nothing left. Re-entry temperatures can reach as high as 3,000 degrees F (1,650 degrees C). When it hits the ground, it will be several hundred degrees, but they cool off fairly rapidly. After a couple of hours, they will be at ambient temperature, which is to say, the temperature of the ground around them.
Appearance: stony metallic object that is the remains of a meteor that has reached earth’s surface