| A meteoroid is a small particle of debris in the Solar System. This is mainly debris coming from comets passing the sun. Close to the sun the upper layer (ice and dirt) of the comet evaporates leaving a path of dusty debris behind. Once per year the earth goes through these patched of debris. This dusty debris will enter the earths atmosphere at high speed where it burns up creating the so called "shooting or falling stars". Different comets created patches of debris throughout the earths orbit creating nice meteoroid showers. The most famous meteoroid showers are : |
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Quadrantids (January 3) Lyrids (April 21/22) Eta Aquarids (May 5-6) Perseids (August 12) Orionids (October 21) Leonids (November 17) Geminids (December 13/14) |