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How big does a meteor have to be to make it to the ground

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Where I live it is pretty common to see "shooting stars" -- streaks of light in the sky at night. How big is a shooting star? Do they land on earth or do they burn up? Do they land on the ground as meteorites?

Given comets are just dirty snowballs, how large would one typically have to be to survive entry into our atmosphere and reach the surface? - Quora

How often do asteroids/meteors enter the Earth's atmosphere? - Quora

In theory could an asteroid be large enough to, upon impacting the far side of the Moon, knock the Moon off present orbit and into an orbit that could slowly (say within

Meteors burn up when they hit the Earth's atmosphere. Why doesn't the space shuttle?

Meteor, Wookieepedia

How big is a shooting star? - Quora

Meteor, Wookieepedia

How often do meteors the size of a basketball or larger impact the surface of the Earth without disintegrating in the atmosphere? - Quora

Can a collision between an asteroid and earth change the orbit of the earth around the sun forever? - Quora

How often do asteroids/meteors enter the Earth's atmosphere? - Quora

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