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Asteroid on collision course with Earth burns up hours after it was detected

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  1. Algernon_Asimov
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    So... what makes this object an asteroid and not a meteor?

    So... what makes this object an asteroid and not a meteor?

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  2. DonQuixote
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    What I found was inconsistent: https://phys.org/news/2015-06-difference-asteroids-meteorites.html The article discusses size, but some meteorites are noted that are larger than this particular...

    What I found was inconsistent: https://phys.org/news/2015-06-difference-asteroids-meteorites.html
    The article discusses size, but some meteorites are noted that are larger than this particular asteroid.

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