Meteor Shower Streaks Across the Sky
The Perseid meteor shower, like all meteor showers,
happens when debris from a passing comet
gets left behind in that object's orbit around the sun.
When Earth passes through the debris,
tiny particles get incinerated in our atmosphere.
| meteor | 流星 |
| streak | 筋、線 |
| debris | 破片 |
| comet | 彗星 |
| particle | 粒子、微量、小片 |
| incinerate | 焼いて灰にする、焼却処分する |
| atmosphere | 大気（圏） |
reference
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/08/photogalleries/perseids-meteor-pictures/index.html
