Tempel-Tuttle

The recent return of Comet 55P/ Tempel-Tuttle in 1998 has push not only observational activities on the Leonid meteor shower, but also the research and verification about its prediction.

1998年Tempel－Tuttle慧星的回归，再度带来了狮子座流星雨的观测热，也大大促进了对狮子座流星雨预报工作的研究与验证。

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It occurs when Earth crosses the orbital path of Comet Tempel-Tuttle, which, like all comets, litters its orbit with bits of debris. It's when this comet debris enters Earth's atmosphere, and vaporizes, that we see the Leonid meteor shower.

此时地球与坦普尔塔特尔彗星轨道相交，该彗星轨道的碎片进入地球的轨道，与大气层摩擦，最后燃烧蒸发，这样我们就看到了狮子座的流星雨。

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The Leonids are minute dust particles shed by Comet Tempel-Tuttle.

狮子座流星是由坦普尔·塔特尔彗星释放的微小尘粒构成。

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