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Why can a thick atmosphere can help protect a planet from meteors

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The atmosphere is created from a bunch of gases, it is held in place by the gravity, the friction of the atmosphere will cause the meteor to burn up before it even gets a chance to come in to view.
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It burns them up before theyvland
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