Why Is the Meteor Shower Seen in Mid December Called

question 15

Multiple Choice

Why is the meteor shower seen in mid December called the Geminids?

• A)The shower occurs during the month when the sun is in Gemini
• B)The meteors are fragments of a body from a star in Gemini
• C)The radiant of the shower is located in Gemini
• D)The shower was mentioned in a myth about Gemini,the twins

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