meteoroid
sand- to boulder-sized particle of debris in the Solar System
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meteoroid
Summary
meteoroid ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,240 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- meteoroid is a type of minor planet[2].
- meteoroid's Commons category is recorded as Meteoroids[3].
- meteoroid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Meteoroids[4].
- meteoroid's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5].
- meteoroid's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[6].
- meteoroid's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/tags/meteoroid[7].
- meteoroid's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/meteoroids[8].
- meteoroid's has effect is recorded as meteor[9].
- meteoroid's different from is recorded as meteorite[10].
- meteoroid's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01001068[11].
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Definition and Type
meteoroid is a type of minor planet[2].
Why It Matters
meteoroid ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,240 views/month).[1] meteoroid has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] meteoroid is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]