When we see a meteor shower, it means that

A) the solar wind is unusually strong.
B) an Earth-approaching asteroid has recently come very close to our planet.
C) you should duck and run for cover to avoid being blasted on the head by a rock from space.
D) Earth is crossing the orbit of a comet.


D

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