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Perseid meteors streaking across the sky.
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The Perseid meteor shower happens when Earth crosses through the orbit of Comet Swift-Tuttle.
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Meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite are all names for different stages that a piece of a comet can go through.
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The Perseids radiate out from the constellation Perseus.