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What is a meteor?
The Sky at Night's Chris Lintott talks to Dr John Mason about meteors and meteor showers. Dr Mason explains the difference between meteors and meteorites and describes the different types of meteor. They discuss The Perseids, a meteor shower that happens every August when the Earth passes through the trail of dust left by Comet Swift-Tuttle.
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