Outline

Meteors, Asteroids, and Comets	301
10.1 Meteors and Meteorites	302
Heating of Meteors	302
Meteorites	303
10.2 Asteroids	304
Size and Shape	304
Composition	306
Origin of Asteroids	306
Unusual Asteroids	307
10.3 Comets	309
Structure of Comets	309
Composition of Comets	311
Origin of Comets	311
Formation of the Comet's Tail	312
Light from the Comet's Tail	313
Short-Period Comets	314
Re-Modeling: The Kuiper Belt	315
Fate of Short-Period Comets	315
Meteor Showers	315
10.4Giant Impacts	317
Giant Meteor Craters	317
Mass Extinction and Asteroid/Comet Impacts	318
Re-Modeling: Ghost Craters or No Tell-Tale Fragments	319
Re-Modeling: Meteorites Can Be Deadly	320
Projects	322

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