User:Nairb.Idi9/Meteor (meteorology)
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In meteorology, a meteor is any observable phenomena in the atmosphere or on the surface of the Earth. Meteors include various visible or audible phenomena, such as precipitation, suspensions or deposits of particles, and electrical or optical phenomena.[1]
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The term meteor was introduced into meteorology in the 1975 edition of the WMO's International Cloud Atlas, which defines four classifications of meteors based on their constituent particles or formation process: hydrometeors, lithometeors, photometeors and electrometeors.[2][3]