10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METEOR SWARM»
Discover the use of
meteor swarm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
meteor swarm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Solid Particles in the Solar System
6/13 Comet - Earth orbit Do<0.1 75/25 5/15 70/10 150/18 Earth - Comet orbit +)
Do*=0.1 500/25 300/15 8000/10 9000/11 Earth - Meteor swarm E>1 12/0.30 6/
0.15 2/0.05 20/0.23 Earth - Meteor swarm E>10 6/0.15 2/0.05 - 8/0.12 Earth -
Meteor ...
I. Halliday, B.A. McIntosh, 1980
2
Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites
... year or so before and after the 1866 storm as the remainder of the meteor
stream passed across Earth's orbit. After the 1866 shower astronomers began
looking more closely at the radiant point and elements of the orbit of the meteor
swarm.
O. Richard Norton, Lawrence Chitwood, 2008
3
The Heavens on Fire: The Great Leonid
Meteor Storms
Instead, it would pass to the sunward side of Earth by more than a million miles (
almost 2 million kilometers). Still, said Stoney and Downing, a shower could be
expected if the meteor swarm was wide enough to stretch all the way to Earth.
4
Advances in Meteoroid and
Meteor Science
MNRAS 275, 773–780 (1995) E.D. Kondrat'eva, E.A. Reznikov, Comet Tempel-
Tuttle and the Leonid meteor swarm. Sol. Syst. Res. 19, 96–101 (1985) E.D.
Kondrat'eva, I.N. Murav'eva, E.A. Reznikov, On the forthcoming return of the
Leonid ...
Frans J.M. Rietmeijer, D. Janches, J. M. Trigo-Rodriguez, 2008
Imagine meteor 'trails in place of strings and you will see why each meteor swarm
appears to fan out from a single point, ... however, represent only the relatively
tiny part of a meteor swarm's orbit which cuts through our earth's atmosphere.
6
World of a Thousand Moons
He cut speed and eased the Sunsprite down into that thinner area of the meteor-
swarm. Space around them now seemed buzzing with rushing, brilliant little
moons. The meteorometers had gone crazy, blinking and buzzing unceasing
warning ...
"But there's a big meteor swarm in the Zone directly ahead of us!” Gunner Welk
exclaimed. “We can't run into that!" In the fore of the aura-chart sphere glimmered
a cloud of very tiny crimson flecks, whirling, seething. It was the edge of a great ...
8
Orbital Motion, Fourth Edition
... the orbits of some streams being identical to those of known comets. It is
possible that a meteor swarm may be the remains of a totally disrupted comet, or
it may be that both comet and swarm originated together. In some swarms the
material ...
9
Tome of the Lost Realms Player's Handbook
+ 40 ft./level) Area: Four 40 ft. radius spreads; see text Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None or Reflex half; see text Spell Resistance: Yes Meteor swarm
is a very powerful and spectacular spell that is similar to fireball in many aspects.
10
Meteor Showers and Their Parent Comets
Astron. Obs. 38 (1972), 68–73 (in Russian). 31 DP 1⁄4 32Pbð1 þ eÞ=ð1ÀeÞþ
12Pb (15:1) where P is. E. D. Kondrat'eva and E. A. Reznikov, Comet Tempel–
Tuttle and the Leonid meteor swarm. Solar Syst. Res. 19 (1985), 96–101 (reprint
from: ...
Petrus Matheus Marie Jenniskens, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METEOR SWARM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
meteor swarm is used in the context of the following news items.
The War of the Worlds (1953) vs. War of the Worlds (2005)
I can imagine that Spielberg and company thought an alien invasion disguising itself as a meteor swarm wasn't believable in the post-Space ... «KIMT 3, May 15»
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Toronto Raptors: 3-Point Meteor Swarm …
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Toronto Raptors: 3-Point Meteor Swarm Dooms Raptors. By Dave Deckard @DaveDeckard on Mar 15, 2015, 8:09p 174. «Blazer's Edge, Mar 15»
Yurikuma Arashi Recap—Episode 1: “Never Back Down on Love”
minor planet Kumalia exploded, raining its fragments down on Earth in the “Kumalia Meteor Swarm.” Which naturallyled to the bears of the ... «The Mary Sue, Jan 15»
Marvel Avengers Alliance Chapter 7 is Live! Luke Cage's Worthy …
... more on that later -- all of Cage's attack have a chance to apply Meteor Swarm and he preemptively counters those enemies with Unworthy. «iDigitalTimes.com, Oct 14»
Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Meteor!
What do you do when a meteor swarm threatens Earth with destruction? You launch a bunch of rockets, of course! But you better be quick, ... «GeekDad, Oct 14»
Get Ready for Meteor Storm Tonight
Astronomy buffs are looking forward meteor swarm "Quadrantidene" that reveals itself in the form of many small stars. - It is likely that we may ... «The Nordic Page, Jan 14»
Final Fantasy XIV Deserves a Better PlayStation 3 Interface
... Magic Missile or Meteor Swarm, but that old standby: “Pull down a small moon, like from the sky, then drop it on your opponents like a boss.”. «TIME, Sep 13»
Tears of St Lawrence to shoot across sky next week
Circumpolar and shooting star above the Alps in France. The night of the Perseids has a meteor swarm that is the most abundant of the year. «eNCA, Aug 13»
Hands-On Preview: Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara …
... Power Word Kill while the Mage with short black hair and a skunk stripe running through it will have Conjure Elemental and Meteor Swarm. «diehard gamefan, Jun 13»
Watch for the comeback of Gamma Delphinid meteors after 83 years
And for that matter the galaxy is never in the same spot in space either. These are obviously part of a long term meteor swarm from the far ... «NBCNews.com, Jun 13»
