... an average night; during one of the annual meteorshowers you may see as many as 100 ... edge may have been inspired by the Leonid meteorshower that he witnessed in 1797 ... Meteor Streams , a concise table of meteorshower data . ...
... intersects a meteor stream, the meteor rate is increased and a meteorshower results ... A meteorshower typically will be active for several days. ... A particularly intense meteorshower is called a meteor storm. ...
... Some occur with great regularity: the Perseid meteorshower occurs every year between August 9 and 13 when the Earth passes thru the orbit of Comet Swift-Tuttle . ...
... Comet Definitions . Glossary of Astronomical and Comet Terms from ICQ/CBAT/MPC . Comet and MeteorShower Glossary . Glossary on Meteor Astronomy . ...
... However, according to Eugene M. Shoemaker, this planet could not have caused those meteorshowers that Whitmire and Matese suggested (see below). ...
... This composite shows the Sun and the 5 largest planets at a scale of 3200 km/pixel. ... This composite shows Earth and the remaining 11 large solar system objects at a ...
... Meteor Crater (also know as Barringer Crater) in Arizona was the first-recognized ... Views of Terrestrial Craters . Barringer Meteor Crater, Arizona . ... This aerial view shows the dramatic expression of the crater in the arid landscape. ...
... Furthermore, measurements by Voyager 2 showing a striking north-south symmetry that ... the inner edge of the Cassini Division showed no sign of satellites larger than five ...