Are the exact measurements known of how big a meteor needs to be to breach the atmosphere and land on Earth versus burn up in it and disappear?

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Are the exact measurements known of how big a meteor needs to be to breach the atmosphere and land on Earth versus burn up in it and disappear?

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composition, angle and speed are variables that change the minimum size between burn and ground impact. i’m sure a theoretical scientist has a working model.

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