at what rate of speed are the meteors hitting out atmosphere?

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at what rate of speed are the meteors hitting out atmosphere?

2007-08-12 16:10:30 · 4 answers · asked by Mercury 2010 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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about 130 thousands miles per hour.

2007-08-12 19:45:45 · answer #1 · answered by dottorinoUCSC82 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Hi. It depends on the direction the meteors are traveling. The Leonids are the fastest because Earth heads into them and the combined speed is about 72 miles per second. Most are slower than this.

2007-08-13 04:49:51 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

About 35-170 Miles per second.

2007-08-12 16:29:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

About 37 miles per second according to an article I just read on the Yahoo news list...

2007-08-12 16:15:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋