Multiple Choice
Why do meteors seem to come from the same point in the sky (the radiant) during a meteor shower?
A) They are fragments of an explosion in the atmosphere
B) They are following similar orbits through space
C) They only become visible when they reach altitudes of a few hundred km
D) They hit Earth after being ejected from the Moon by impacts
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