Meteorite Storms

We may not be able to accurately predict meteorites yet but in the near future our abilities to detect them will defiantly be technologically possible. 

The meteoroids which make up a meteor shower or storm are very fragile in nature, and are composed of a somewhat “fluffy” composite of material from which all volatile material has escaped, due to many trips near the sun. 

This material readily vaporizes in the upper atmosphere, and is given the descriptive name of “friable” material. While quite spectacular to watch, a meteor storm presents no real danger to the viewer, who is protected by miles of atmosphere. 

On the moon or Mars, the atmosphere is non-existent or much thinner. The Martian atmosphere is less than 1% of the Earth's value. ... The highest atmospheric density on Mars is equal to the density found 35 km above the Earth's surface.

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