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> Take a look at the Space Port product info, the splash page says that a
> large "meteor" is heading for earth. Bzzt. A chunk of rock isn't a meteor
> until it enters the atmosphere, at which time there is no time to launch a
> mission to stop it. They mean asteroid, no doubt.
It's called a "meteoroid" until it enters the atmosphere (the difference
from asteroids is subtle--meteroids tend to be smaller and without a solar
orbit). Then it's a meteor in the air, and when it hits the ground, it's a
meteorite.
(so yeah, Lego's wrong there too)
Paul Davidson
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| (...) Par for the course, unfortunately. Take a look at the Space Port product info, the splash page says that a large "meteor" is heading for earth. Bzzt. A chunk of rock isn't a meteor until it enters the atmosphere, at which time there is no time (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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