[en] The predicted Arid meteor shower outburst on October 6-7, 2021, caused by Earth encountering the debris ejected by comet 15P/Finlay during its activity outbursts in 2014 and 2015, did materialize. The 2014 outburst dust was documented by CAMS low-light video networks in Chile. The observed activity was higher than that during the 1995-dust trail crossing, especially at small particle sizes, suggesting that the cometary activity had an influence on the density of the 2014 dust trail.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Jenniskens, P.; SETI Institute, 189 Bernardo Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Heathcote, S.; Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, Casilla 603, La Serena, Chile.
Jehin, Emmanuel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Origines Cosmologiques et Astrophysiques (OrCa)
Abbott, T.; Space Science and Technology Centre, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia.
Towner, M.; High Energy Stereoscopic System Collaboration, P.O. Box 90216, Windhoek, Namibia 11009.
