2011 Draconid meteor shower deposited a ton of meteoritic material on Earth
Friday, June 7, 2013 - 14:00
in Astronomy & Space
About a ton of material coming from comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner was deposited in the Earth's atmosphere on October 8th and 9th, 2011 during one of the most intense showers of shooting starts in the last decade, which registered an activity of more than 400 meteors per hour.