A Conversation for The Chelyabinsk Superbolide
This is a fantastic article
paulh, hiding under my bed Started conversation Apr 28, 2014
Thank you so much for explaining this incident. What surprises me is that an object a few meters in length would be called an asteroid. I thought there was a range of different names for space objects of different sizes -- meteors, meteorites, asteroids, planetoids, etc. So, are asteroids known by their location [the asteroid belt between Earth and Jupiter] rather than size? Just wondering.
This is a fantastic article
Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Apr 29, 2014
Hi paulh 
I'm glad you enjoyed my article and thanks for your question
Asteroids are indeed known by their location. I confess all these different names give me a headache
GB 
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