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Recurring shooting star showers in December

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  • 13 December 2017
  • Sylvia Ekström
    • Sciences, UNIGE
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A meteor shower, known as Geminids, will take place during the month. The phenomenon is recurrent in December, but is of a different nature to what is usually seen in August.

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