Meteors are the streaks of light produced when meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up due to friction, while meteorites are the remnants of meteoroids that survive their passage through the atmosphere and land on Earth. Meteoroids, which can come from comets or asteroids, can be found throughout the solar system, including regions near the Sun. The average distance from the Sun to meteoroids varies widely, as they can be located anywhere from close proximity to the Sun to the outer reaches of the solar system. Thus, their distance can range from about 0.39 astronomical units (AU) for those near Mercury to over 30 AU in the Kuiper Belt or beyond.
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