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The Origin of Meteor Showers

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The Origin of Meteor Showers
As comets dissipate, they leave debris behind that spreads out along their orbits. When Earth plows through such
material, many meteors can be seen emanating from the same place within a very short time—a meteor shower.
As shown in this diagram, many comets have high orbital inclinations
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