Leonid meteor storm of 1966

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf meteor storm
gptkbp:causedBy Earth passing through dense debris trail of Comet Tempel–Tuttle
gptkbp:date November 17, 1966
gptkbp:frequency Leonid storms recur roughly every 33 years
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leonid meteor storm of 1966
gptkbp:impact no significant damage reported
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:mediaCoverage widespread in newspapers and radio
gptkbp:notableFor one of the most intense meteor storms in recorded history
gptkbp:observersReported meteors falling like rain
gptkbp:parentBody gptkb:Comet_Tempel–Tuttle
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Leonid_meteor_shower
gptkbp:peakZenithalHourlyRate up to 150,000 meteors per hour
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leonids
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6