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meteorite impact comparison table

Subject	produce	shatter	is a kind of	has definition
meteor event	a crater		impact event	The event in a sequence of the events during the passage of a meteor. They are in order : incandescent flight fireball smoke trail meteoroid break up retardation point dark flight meteorite impact
meteorite impact	crater blinding white light like a nuclear detonation ejecta blanket tektites and impact melt glass seismic disturbances like Earthquakes	meteoroid	meteor event

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