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Space/Science » in reply to re: Bolide is an old, outmoded term?

Other types of meteor names?

Yes, it does, thank you. I was using bolide for any really bright meteor.

My father saw an actual bolide. My grandfather "just" saw a honking big meteor.

Is there a distinctive name for a meteor caused by a natural body as opposed to a satellite or rocket fragment re-entering Earth's atmosphere?

And what about a meteor caused by an alien vessel? :^)

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