Correction for the speed of a Meteor
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How fast is 430,000,000 furlongs per fortnight?
It's about one-and-seven-tenths times as fast as a Meteor
The speed of a Meteor is about 250,000,000 furlongs per fortnight.
(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 67,000,000 furlongs per fortnight and 430,000,000 furlongs per fortnight, depending on their size. The fireball effect, known as ablation, ceases once the atmosphere has slowed the meteoroid to a velocity of about 17,000,000 furlongs per fortnight.