Unusually bright meteor that sometimes explodes with a loud sound into fiery fragments.
An asteroid or comet that crashes onto the Earth or another body in the Solar System, generating a huge fire-ball.
an asteroid, meteor, comet, or any other chunk of stuff moving inside our solar system. Usually used to describe one of these particles which has collided with earth.
A very bright meteor; one that usually explodes.
An asteroid or meteor which explodes in the Earth's atmosphere.
A meteoroid that explodes audibly during its passage through the Earth's atmosphere.
A very bright meteor which fragments or explodes. Sounds of the explosion can be heard if the observe is close enough.
a fireball that ends its visible flight in a bright terminal flash (explosion)
a fireball that explodes, often with sound effects
a fireball which explodes in flight
a special type of fireball which explodes in a bright terminal flash at its end, often with visible fragmentation
a very large meteor which actually explodes during reentry, shattering into numerous smaller meteoroids
A meteor, asteroid or comet that collides explosively with the earth
A fireball (-3 magnitude or brighter meteor) which ends in a visible explosion or burst.
a brilliant meteor or fireball that explodes in mid-air
a fireball that produces a sonic boom. caldera-- crater formed by an explosion or collapse of a volcanic vent.
an exploding or fragmenting meteor or fireball.
A term sometimes used to describe bright meteors which break up.
An especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding).
projectile; a meteor or meteorite.
A bolide is a meteor, asteroid, or comet that hits the Earth and explodes.
An extremely bright meteor, also called a fireball.
The term bolide (from the Greek βολις, bolis, missile) can refer to either an extraterrestrial body that collides with the Earth, or to an exceptionally bright, fireball-like meteor regardless of whether it ultimately impacts the surface.