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Debris left over by the tails of comets is stuck in orbit around the Sun. Mixed in with these cometary remains are small particles that have come from other sources as well, such as the collision between asteroids within the asteroid belt or the rubble left over after the Solar System came into being. These small particles are drawn towards the inner Solar System by the Sun’s gravity and can get trapped within the debris left by comets. Together, this debris and particles are known as meteoroids and have been floating in space for many years. They are gravitationally attracted to each other and build up to form dense regions.
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Arnold, S. (2021). Radar Detection of Meteors and the International Space Station. In: Radio and Radar Astronomy Projects for Beginners. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54906-0_16
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