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3200 Phaethon: Parent Body Of Geminids Meteor Shower Is One Of The Strangest Objects We Know Of
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The Geminids are one of the most powerful meteor showers – and also one of the most enigmatic. A German dust telescope aboard a Japanese space probe is intended to determine whether asteroid "Phaethon" is indeed their source. By Uwe Gradwohl.
·Hamburg, Germany
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Is 3200 Phaethon a Comet in Disguise? The Mysterious Asteroid Behind the Geminids Meteor Shower!
Each December, the Geminids meteor shower paints the sky with spectacular streaks of light. The source of this stunning display is 3200 Phaethon, an asteroid unlike any other. This space rock is responsible for the meteors we see during the Geminids, but its unusual characteristics make it a unique object in our solar system. Phaethon’s behavior challenges the typical definitions of asteroids and comets. It comes closer to the Sun than any other…
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