(It was moving too fast).It was travelling faster than the escape velocity of the earth, the earth will have deffinately affected it however, and changed its trajectory :)-Capture orbits require a narrow band of velocities and what is known as Gamma, the angle the objects orbit makes with Earths orbit-It was moving at such a great velocity that the earths gravity ddnt have much effect.-It was going too fast.......
Alternatively, it could be that an object needs to be within a certain distance in order for our gravity to gain a proper hold and pull. Bear in mind that the Moon is sustained within our gravity, but it is not being pulled towards us, just circling. The Moon itself has no motion of its own and so maintains its orbit around us, but the meteor has its own motion which will fight against gravity.
Just my theories. XD
Its velocity was too great. (It was moving too fast).
It was travelling faster than the escape velocity of the earth, the earth will have deffinately affected it however, and changed its trajectory :)
Capture orbits require a narrow band of velocities and what is known as Gamma, the angle the object's orbit makes with Earth's orbit
It was moving at such a great velocity that the earth's gravity ddn't have much effect.
It was going too fast.
