Nasa team sees explosion on Moon
David M. Palmer wrote:
I have heard that there has never been a meteorite recovered from a
shower. Cometary material is weak and fluffy, and at 70 km/s, a piece
that size probably wouldn't survive entry into the atmosphere.
Which leaves the question of just how large a piece of that weight would be.
As far as impacts on earth, the Tunguska event coincided with the peak
of the Beta Taurid shower, although the connection between the event and
comet Encke which is responsible for that shower is controversial.
Pat
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