Have you ever seen a "shooting star" race across the sky at night? Shooting stars are meteors zooming at high speed through Earth's atmosphere and burning up along the way from friction. And right now is one of the best times to see them in person. The Perseids, which are impressive meteor showers that happen each year from mid-July to late August, have their peak activity around August 11 to 14. They're caused by Earth traveling through debris from the Comet Swift-Tuttle. Luckily, most meteors are tiny and burn up before hitting the ground. But if a meteor doesn't disintegrate, what's its impact on Earth? In this activity you'll explore how a meteorite’s size is related to the size of the crater it makes on impact.
I believe it’s because they are trying to find other things that won’t pollute the environment as much, and they are also doing this because we are trying to reduce green house gas. Sorry if i’m wrong :(
