comet facts
what comet do the perseids come from?
comet 109p or swift-Tuttle.
how were the Perseid meteors made?
it was from a comet dropping material off.
how big is the Swift-Tuttle
16 miles across.
when do the perseids happen?
mid-July to late august
how long would it take for Swift Tuttle to orbit around the sun once?
133 years.
why is the meteor shower named Perseids?
who discover Swift-Tuttle.
Lewis swift and Horace tuttle
how fast do the perseids enter the earth's atmosphere?
about 133,200 miles per hour.
who discovered Swift-Tuttle to be the cause of the perseids.
Giovanni Schiaparelli