optiliste, akustiliste, elektriliste jm nähtuste kogum, mille põhjustab planeetidevahelisest ruumist Maa atmosfääri tungiv, suure kiiruse tõttu kiirgav ja kiiresti häviv aineosa (meteoorkeha)
visible passage of a glowing meteoroid, micrometeoroid, comet or asteroid through Earth's atmosphere, after being heated to incandescence by collisions with air molecules in the upper atmosphere, creating a streak of light via its rapid motion
When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere (or that of another planet, like Mars) at high speed and burn up, the fireballs or “shooting stars” are called meteors.
When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere (or that of another planet, like Mars) at high speed and burn up, the fireballs or “shooting stars” are called meteors.
