meteor
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- (astronomy); (countable) A meteor is a flash of light in the night sky that happens when matter from space enters Earths' atmosphere.
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The Solar System (edit) | |
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Star | sun |
Planets | Mercury • Venus • Earth • Mars • Jupiter • Saturn • Uranus • Neptune |
Dwarf planets | Ceres • Orcus • Pluto • Haumea • Quaoar • Makemake • Gonggong • Eris • Sedna |
Small solar system bodies | asteroid belt • comets • Kuiper belt • meteors • Oort cloud • scattered disc |
Other | moon • symbols for objects |