Correction for the speed of a Meteor
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How fast is 487.30 centimeters per hour?
It's about 0.00000003 times as fast as a Meteor
The speed of a Meteor is about 15,000,000,000 centimeters per hour.
(formally Meteoroid or meteorite, depending on the context; a.k.a. "shooting star", a.k.a. "falling star")
Small meteoroids enter the Earth's atmosphere at speeds between 4,000,000,000 centimeters per hour and 26,000,000,000 centimeters per hour, depending on their size. The fireball effect, known as ablation, ceases once the atmosphere has slowed the meteoroid to a velocity of about 1,000,000,000 centimeters per hour.