are members of the solar system and move in elliptical orbits. Usually found

between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. A comet is relatively small, rocky,

and icy. It revolves around the sun. When a comet passes close to the sun

some of the ice turns to gas. This gas and some loose dust creates a long,

bright tail that trails behind the comet. A meteor is a small solid object

entering a planets atmosphere from outer space. Meteors sometimes come as

fireballs, and shooting or falling stars. If anyone of these hit the earth, even

something relatively small in size, it would do great damage. If a relatively

small 200-meter asteroid hit an ocean it would create devastation to all cities

to 5 km radius from the point of impact. The land was buried by ejected and

and there would not be a drop of rain for 2000 to 3000 years. There have

been evidences that in the past there have been impacts to our planet.

years. I feel safe knowing this information. I am for government funding to go

megaton explosion. In this area lived mammoths, sloth, bison, packrats,

knowing we are having a catastrophic impact how would we deal with it? For

animals and plants were immediately vaporized. Wind scoured the land in a 3

the earth. If a 1500 kilometer object were to hit it would vaporize rocks and

those were some of the things that come with this impact. In the case of

Some common words found in the essay are:
Mars Jupiter, , dust cloud, kilometer object hit, object hit, hit earth, asteroid hit, kilometer object,
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