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Theoretical Cometary Radiants and the Structure of Meteor Streams
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 August 2015
Abstract
Observational data on radiants of meteor showers and the structure of meteor streams may be used as an indirect source of information about the evolution of cometary and meteor orbits. Investigation of the structure of some meteor streams provides evidence for comparatively high velocities of ejection of meteoroids from cometary nuclei. Further evolution of the streams is determined by planetary perturbations and other factors, the influence of which depends on the size and composition of the meteoroids.
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