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Cosmic Visitors: Comets, Asteroids, and Meteorites Explained

Explore the wonders of comets, asteroids, and meteorites, celestial objects that impact the Moon and Earth. Discover the differences between these cosmic visitors and their impact on our Solar System. Learn about craters, impact sites, and ejecta, the material ejected during impacts. Delve into the mysteries of these objects from the outer reaches of the Solar System to the rocky remnants within. Unravel the fascinating world of space debris and its significance in understanding our cosmic neighborhood.

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Cosmic Visitors: Comets, Asteroids, and Meteorites Explained

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  1. Objects That Could Hit the Moon

  2. Comets Are large, icy, rare visitors from the outer reaches of our Solar System

  3. Asteroids Are large chunks of rocky material from within the Solar System

  4. Are medium to small solid objects from with the Solar System

  5. Meteorite When a meteoroid hits another object, like the moon, it is a meteorite

  6. Craters • Impact sites

  7. Ejecta Material thrown out is called ejecta, which is sometimes thrown out in lines call rays

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