SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -Almost all the material is vaporized in Earth’s atmosphere, leaving a bright trail fondly called “shooting stars .” Several meteors per hour can usually be seen on any given night. Sometimes the number increases dramatically-these events are termed meteor showers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Meteor showers are named for the constellation where the meteors appear to be coming from.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meteor Showers: When Earth crosses the leftover of a comet, groups of meteors are seen. These meteors fall on Earth like a shower and are known as meteor showers. They occur at regular time intervals in each year.

Detailed explanation-4: -Of the 10 major meteor showers, the low-rate showers (such as the Taurids and April Lyrids) will produce only about 10-15 meteors per hour at their peak under good conditions, while the high-rate showers (such as the Perseids or Geminids) can produce up to 50-100 meteors per hour at their peaks.

Detailed explanation-5: -Comets shed particles that appear as a dusty trail behind the “dirty snowball” of rock, ice, and gas that makes up the comet’s nucleus. As Earth passes through a comet’s tail, the rocky debris collides with our atmosphere, creating the colorful streaks of a meteor shower.