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Gemini Sees Rocky Material on Tempel 1
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"Check this out,Wondering bout a connection here July 6, 2005
Meteor showers are being seen up and down the country as Earth passes through debris from a comet"
Note - it says _A_ comet. Nearly all meteor showers are caused by cometary dust trails, but they´re from comets who´s orbits crosses that of the Earth.
Tempel 1´s orbit is outside that of Mars, so we never pass through its trail. There´s no connection to Deep Impact.
Also, sometimes the Earth passes through a thicker, more dusty, part of the trail, which gives a more intense shower with more meteors. That´s almost certainly what´s happened with this shower.
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