When meteors fal l on other planets, they create
giant craters , but when they fal l on earth, they
don’t cause much harm.
So how do meteors cause great damage to the
surfaces of other planets but not to the surface of
earth?
T he r ea s on f o r t h i s i s t he a tmo s phe r e t ha t
su r r ounds ea r t h . T he a tmo sphe r e enc i r c l e s ou r
planet as a protect ive shield. A meteor enter ing
the atmosphere shrinks through combustion. When
it comes closer to the surface of earth, it becomes
even smal ler . Therefore, the meteor becomes very
sma l l o r e v en d imi n i s he s and d i s appea r s
completely by the time it reaches the surface of
the earth, and causes us no harm.
The atmosphere doesn’t only prevent the harm
of meteors but it also absorbs harmful rays that
come from the Sun . Yet again, i f these harmful
rays were able to reach earth’s surface, it would
have been impossible for l iving things to survive.
The two characteristics we have mentioned here
a r e mo r e t han enough t o s how u s t ha t t he
atmosphere is not some haphazard thing. Al lah—
Who has endless mercy upon al l l iving things on
ea r t h and Who a t t he s ame t ime ha s e t e r na l
power—has created the atmosphere, and with this
a tmo s phe r e ,
He
p r o t e c t s u s f r om
danger .
The atmosphere
encircles earth as a
protective shield.
Thanks to the
atmosphere, we are
protected from many
threats without
even realising it.
