noun🔗ShareMeteoroidenA relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere"Astronomers study meteoroids in space to better understand where they come from and how they might eventually become meteors in our atmosphere. "Astronomen untersuchen Meteoroiden im Weltraum, um besser zu verstehen, woher sie kommen und wie sie schließlich zu Meteoren in unserer Atmosphäre werden könnten.astronomyspacescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading