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blobrana
05-30-08, 04:00 PM
“..the Kappa Cygnid stream was created in the breakup of a Jupiter-family comet around 4000-1600 BC, 2-3 nutation cycles ago. The now mostly dormant minor planet 2008 ED69 is a remnant. Most of the debris passes close to the orbit of Venus, making the Kappa Cygnids a significant shower on Venus. “

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