On the Fine Structure in the Fireballs Peak of the 1998 Leonids

Details On the Fine Structure in the Fireballs Peak of the 1998 Leonids On the Fine Structure in the Fireballs Peak of the 1998 Leonids

2000-11-16

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0011311v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

2 pages, Latex, with 3 figures, to appear in Proc. of the IX Marcel Grossmann Meeting, World Scientific Pub. (2001)

Scientific paper

The Leonids meteor shower of November 1998 has shown a double activity. An unexpected shower of fireballs occurred about 16 hours before the expected maximum of the meteor activity. The activity profile of the fireball shower revealed also a fine structure. The hypotesis of tidal origin of such sub-structures is discussed. The close encounter of the meteoroid stream with the Earth in 1366 and the encounters with Saturn (in 1630) and Jupiter (in 1732), are identified as the cause of the main features of the structure. Such analysis can be applied to the incoming 2000 Leonids' display.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

On the Fine Structure in the Fireballs Peak of the 1998 Leonids does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with On the Fine Structure in the Fireballs Peak of the 1998 Leonids, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and On the Fine Structure in the Fireballs Peak of the 1998 Leonids will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-94220