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Why do meteors burn up in the mesosphere?

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Why do meteors burn up in the mesosphere?

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Meteors burn in the mesosphere as the outer surface of the meteor rub against air causing the atoms on the outer surface to ‘chip’ off.

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They start to burn up before the mesosphere and it is friction with the atmosphere that vaporizes them.

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