One of the dark horses of the inner solar system makes its closest approach to Earth since it was discovered in 1983 soon. Phaethon is an asteroid (perhaps the burnt out core of a comet). We pass through its debris trail every December, resulting in the Geminid meteor shower. This year, the Geminids will peak [...]
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Phaethon Cometh
Posted: 7 December 2007 in UncategorizedTags: asteroids, astronomy, celestia, comets, geminids, meteor showers, meteors, phaethon, space
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