Meteor showers are

A) usually annual events, as the orbits again intersect.
B) caused by the Earth passing near the orbit of an Earthgrazing asteroid.
C) caused by the Earth passing near the orbit of an old short-period comet.
D) Both A and B are correct.
E) Both A and C are correct.


E

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