• Question: What would happen if a meteor landed on Earth

    Asked by 456nenp43 to Maureen, Bernard on 13 Nov 2018.
    • Photo: Maureen

      Maureen answered on 13 Nov 2018:

      Meteors land on earth a lot! ☄ The Earth’s constantly being bombarded with dust and very small meteors, which don’t hit Earth. About 5-10 big meteors hit Earth in a year! Thankfully, there aren’t many that hit Ireland or Europe. What happens depends a lot on the size. Most of the time, it leaves a small hole and that’s it. They can cause big dust clouds, though, if they’re big and land in places like the desert.

      https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/02/meteorite-strikes-are-actually-quite-common/273211/

    • Photo: Bernard

      Bernard answered on 13 Nov 2018:

      Several have landed over the years.If they are very big they leave a crater.

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