(meteorobs) Meteor Mystery, Solved?

[Arlene Carol]

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 This just came across my desk...
interesting...but i'm sure most of you already
know about this...

arlene
south of Troy


NASA Science News for August 23, 2006

In 1967, NASA's Mariner 4 spacecraft was hit by a surprising flurry of
meteoroids--a shower more intense than any Leonid meteor storm. Where did
the meteoroids come from? It's been a mystery for 40 years. Now, astronomers
may have found a solution: Mariner 4 had a close encounter with a "dark
comet."

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/23aug_mariner4.htm?list82017

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