Sporadic Meteor

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5355. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar System, Meteors

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A meteor that does not belong to an identifiable meteor shower. The meteoroids that produce sporadic meteors are part of the zodiacal dust cloud, which pervades the inner solar system, and are swept up by the Earth as it proceeds in its orbit. On average about five sporadic meteors are visible from any given location on any clear night. The actual number varies with time of night and time of year...

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