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It\’s Raining Meteors

  • August 3, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The Perseids meteor shower has been observed for at least 2,000 years. It happens every year when Earth passes through the debris trail of the Swift-Tuttle comet. The shower usually peaks around August 13, when up to 80 meteors an hour are visible!

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