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Leonids 1999 Graphics
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- Title Leonids 1999 Graphics
- Released: 24/02/2011
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- Copyright ESA
- Description
The Leonids meteor shower occurs every 33 years or so, and is formed by the debris trail of the comet Tempel-Tuttle as it approaches the Sun and warms up.
This year - 1999 - the Leonids are expected over Europe. This tape contains background animations to illustrate the phenomenon.
As follows: orbit and clouds; dust shower and impacts; impacts on atmosphere.
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