Correction for the speed of a Meteor
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How fast is 272.50 centimeters per second?
It's about one-fifteen-thousandth as fast as a Meteor
The speed of a Meteor is about 4,200,000 centimeters per second.
(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 1,100,000 centimeters per second and 7,200,000 centimeters per second, depending on their size. The fireball effect, known as ablation, ceases once the atmosphere has slowed the meteoroid to a velocity of about 280,000 centimeters per second.