Geminids
The Geminids are a prolific meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon. Recent showers have seen 120–160 meteors per hour. The meteors travel at medium speed in relation to other showers, at about 22 miles per second.
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The Geminids are a prolific meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon. Recent showers have seen 120–160 meteors per hour. The meteors travel at medium speed in relation to other showers, at about 22 miles per second.