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Ch 14 SS Debris Pt 3

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TermDefinition
Pluto largest known dwarf planet, KBO, and TNO
Dwarf Planet round object primarily orbiting the Sun, but has not completely cleared its orbital area
Lowell scientist who thought he saw Martian canals, but more importantly started the search for Pluto
Tombaugh scientist who discovered Pluto, which was classified as a new, ninth planet at the time
Charon largest of Pluto's five moons
Orbitally Locked when an object has a synchronous rotation (tidal locking)
Kuiper Belt Object small, icy body in the Kuiper belt
Trans-Neptunian Object small, icy body orbiting beyond the orbit of Neptune
Meteoroid chunk of interplanetary debris outside of Earth's atmosphere
Meteor small piece of interplanetary debris that heats up as it enters Earth's atmosphere
Meteor Trail quick, bright streak in the sky caused by a meteor passing through Earth's atmosphere
Radiant constellation where a meteor shower appears to come from in the sky
Interplanetary Debris solar system "matter" that is not part of any planet, moon, or star
Meteoroid Swarm pebble-sized fragments from a comet's main body, moving in nearly the same orbit
Meteor Shower when many meteors are seen, caused by Earth's yearly passage through a comet's debris trail
Micrometeoroid small chuck of interplanetary debris ranging in size from a dust particle to a pebble
Meteorite part of a meteoroid that survives entry through the atmosphere & lands on the Earth's surface
Crater bowl-shaped depression on an object's surface from a collision with interplanetary debris
Plutino KBO whose orbital period (like Pluto's) is in a 3:2 resonance with the orbit of Neptune
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