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© LaeschkeMarietta fireball.
Marietta: An impressive fireball in the sky could be seen over Marietta, Georgia, on November 19, 2010 at about 5.15 PM. Two airplanes flew towards the object that looked like a meteorite descending from west to east on a low trajectory.

Meteoroids are debris-particles in the solar system. The visible path of a meteoroid that enters the atmosphere is called a meteor. The remains of objects that reach the ground and survive the impact are called meteorite. Most meteors are the size of a pebble and become visible about 40 and 75 miles (65 and 120 kilometers) above the Earth's surface.

Larger meteors crate a fireball as seen in the picture. While most do not survive the passage through the atmosphere, some large meteorites did impact. The resulting craters are usually circular depressions that have raised rims and floors that are lower than the surrounding terrain.

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© LaeschkeAnother view of the fireball.
The Barringer Crater near Winslow, Arizona, is perhaps the most prominent impact crater in the U.S. Scientists confirmed that the structure is a result of a meteorite impact that occurred about 50,000 years ago. The crater has a diameter of 0.74 miles (1.19 kilometers) and is about 570 feet (170 meters) deep. During the 1960s, NASA astronauts trained in the crater to prepare for the Apollo missions to the Moon.

The pictures show the meteor as seen from Cobb Parkway on November 19, 2010, and a 100 percent crop of the object.