The Leonids occur each November when Earth passes through the debris trail left by Comet Tempel-Tuttle. The meteoroids in this trail hit Earth's atmosphere at an impressive 71 km per second (160,000 mph). #science #sciencefacts #leonids #meteorshower #templetuttle #comettempletuttle

The Leonids occur each November when Earth passes through the debris trail left by Comet Tempel-Tuttle. The meteoroids in this trail hit Earth's atmosphere at an impressive 71 km per second (160,000 mph).

#science #sciencefacts #leonids #meteorshower #templetuttle #comettempletuttle