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[[File:Entry.jpg|thumb|[[Mars Exploration Rover]] (MER) [[aeroshell]], artistic rendition]]
'''Atmospheric entry''' (sometimes listed as V<sub>impact</sub> or V<sub>entry</sub>) is the movement of an object from [[outer space]] into and through the gases of an [[atmosphere]] of a [[planet]], [[dwarf planet]], or [[natural satellite]]. There are two main types of atmospheric entry: ''uncontrolled entry'', such as the entry of [[astronomical object]]s, [[space debris]], or [[bolide]]s; and ''controlled entry'' (or ''reentry'') of a spacecraft capable of being navigated or following a predetermined course. Technologies and procedures allowing the controlled atmospheric ''entry, descent, and landing'' of spacecraft are collectively termed as ''EDL''.
[[File:Meteoroid meteor meteorite.gif|Animated illustration of different phases as a [[meteoroid]] enters the Earth's atmosphere to become visible as a [[meteor]] and land as a [[meteorite]]|thumb|right]]
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