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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1995
Page
7
An overview of meteor showers including the Perseids from July 23 to August 20 with peak Aug 10 12, plus discussion of meteoroids and how meteor showers form from comet debris. It notes Geminids in December and Leonid event of 1966 with potential repeat in late 1990s.
The text defines a comet as a dusty ball of frozen gas and water that travels on a regular solar orbit with a tail of gas and dust extending for millions of miles. A meteor is described as the burning bright streak seen in the night sky. A constellation is a familiar pattern of stars used in stargazing.
An overview explains meteoroids as space rocks that enter Earth’s atmosphere and become meteors. It notes meteorites are meteoroids large enough to reach the surface, outlines origins from asteroids or comets, and cites ages and historical meteorite events. It also references Moon and Mars debris and key definitions.
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