The Perseid Meteor Shower: Origin, Formation, and Spectacular Displays
The Perseid meteor shower originates from a cloud of debris left behind in the inner solar system, from comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, known as Comet Swift-Tuttle. A 16-mile, or 26-kilometer, collection of dust, ice, rock, and dark organic matter orbits the Sun at a speed of 93,600 miles per hour. Although moving at a speed 60 times … Read more