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Originally Posted by astro744
It is possible some fragments hit the ground but often they are grains of sand in size and simply burn up. If it broke up it was likely larger but still could have totally disintegrated.
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On a side note, quite a lot of sand size and larger micrometeorites make it to the ground. Some fall on roofs and end up in the guttering sludge. There are a few youtube videos where people successfully pan the sludge and use a magnet to separate out the iron micrometeorites.
Wait... if I can get the grandkids interested maybe I can "Tom Sawyer" them into cleaning my gutters
Chris