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: -Almost none hit the ground, but if one does, it’s called a meteorite.” For all meteor showers, the meteors you see are made almost exclusively by sand-to pea-sized objects that ablate away in the atmosphere and never hit the ground.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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.