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This document summarizes minor members of the solar system including asteroids, comets, meteorites, and meteoroids. Asteroids are small rocky bodies that mainly orbit between Mars and Jupiter. Comets are small icy bodies that travel in elongated orbits around the sun and develop comas and tails as they near the sun. Meteorites are pieces of meteoroids that survive entry into Earth's atmosphere and reach the surface, while meteoroids are small solid particles that travel through space and become meteors or "shooting stars" when entering Earth's atmosphere.
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