Objects That Could Hit the Moon

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Objects That Could Hit the Moon. Comets. Are large, icy, rare visitors from the outer reaches of our Solar S ystem. Asteroids. Are large chunks of rocky material from within the Solar S ystem. Are medium to small solid objects from with the S olar System. Meteorite. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Objects That Could Hit the Moon

Comets

Are large, icy, rare visitors from the outer reaches of our Solar System

Asteroids

Are large chunks of rocky material from within the Solar System

Are medium to small solid objects from with the Solar System

Meteorite

When a meteoroid hits another object, like the moon, it is a meteorite

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• Impact sites

EjectaMaterial thrown out is called ejecta, which is sometimes thrown out in lines call rays

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