Interplanetary material:

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Interplanetary material falls on Earth at the rate of several hundred tons per day, mostly as micrometeoroids, which burn up in the atmosphere and do not form craters. However, occasionally larger objects hit Earth and do form craters. While there is no continuous stream of incoming matter, interplanetary material is constantly falling on Earth at a slow rate. Option C) is incorrect as meteor showers are not the only way interplanetary material falls on Earth, and option D) is incorrect as although single large impacts can be devastating, they are rare occurrences.

Interplanetary Material