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What percentage of a meteor would burn up as it passes through the Earth's atmosphere?
11-09-2012, 10:58 AM
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There are just too many variables involved to nail down any specific, etched-in-stone figures. Just some of the considerations -- density of object, its composition, velocity, angle of flight, etc.,

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