Correction for the speed of a Meteor
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How fast is 796.20 miles per minute?
It's about half as fast as a Meteor
The speed of a Meteor is about 1,600 miles 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 410 miles per minute and 2,700 miles 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 100 miles per minute.