Meteor in the Desert Sky . ... Credit Copyright: Wally Pacholka (AstroPics.com, TWAN ) Explanation: Created as planet Earth sweeps through dusty debris from mysterious, asteroid-like, 3200 Phaethon , the annual Geminid Meteor Shower should be the best meteor shower of the year. ... In this picture from the 2009 Geminid shower, a bright meteor with a greenish tinge flashes through the sky over the Mojave Desert near Barstow, California, USA. ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ...