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Geminid

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/ ˈdʒɛmɪˌnɪd /

noun

  1. a member of a shower of meteors (the Geminids ) occurring annually around December 13

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The Geminid meteor shower can produce up to 50 meteors an hour during the peak dates of Dec. 13-14 in a typical year.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024

Mid-December every year brings us the chance to see plenty of shooting stars as the spectacular and unique Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024

Asteroid composition and temperature explained the formation of gas near the Sun, but do they also explain the dust and gravel forming the Geminid meteors?

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023

Small pieces of the asteroid break off during the course of its orbit, which is the source of the Geminid meteor shower passing through Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning.

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2022

The Geminid meteors peak Dec. 13-14, according to the American Meteor Society, with a shower as heavy as 150 shooting stars an hour.

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2019