the last named asteroid to hit the earth

zzxxee | 02:49 Wed 14th Jul 2010 | Science

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my daughter needs to answer this for her homework
googled the question no clear answer though can anyone help?
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Azalian

Asteroids are minor planets, orbiting the sun, mostly between Mars and Jupiter.
A meteoroid is a smaller rock, sand to pebble to boulder size anywhrer around the Sun.
A meteor is the streak of light( shooting star) seen when a meteoroid strikes the upper atmosphere.
A meteorite is a rock which survives the fall through the air to reach the ground.
Hunters search for these and then sell them, or bits of them to collectors.

jake-the-peg

Are you thinking of the Tunguska event by any chance?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event

Not that likely to actually have been an asteroid as there's no crater - although it is possible - could have been a comet

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not sure to be honest jake the question set is pretty confusing so many possible answers try goggling it and you will see lol