Correction for the speed of a Meteor
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How fast is 655 kilometers per minute?
It's about one-fourth as fast as a Meteor
The speed of a Meteor is about 2,500 kilometers per minute.
(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 670 kilometers per minute and 4,300 kilometers per minute, depending on their size. The fireball effect, known as ablation, ceases once the atmosphere has slowed the meteoroid to a velocity of about 170 kilometers per minute.