Estimate the approximate width in km of the Perseid meteor shower, knowing that meteors are observed from July 16 to August 22.
| September 16, 2020 | Education
Its width is not less than the length of the path traversed during this time (37 days) by the Earth, which is approximately 1/10 of the length of the entire orbit:
L = 2nR / 10, L = 2 * 3.14 * 1.5 * 10 ^ 8/10 = 9.4 * 10 ^ 7 km.
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