Asia Album: Moments of Geminid meteor shower in Sri Lanka-Xinhua
Asia Album: Moments of Geminid meteor shower in Sri Lanka
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2025-12-16 10:19:15
Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2025 shows the Geminid meteor shower in the sky over Puttalam, Sri Lanka. (Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/Xinhua)
PUTTALAM, Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Geminid meteor shower put on a dazzling cosmic firework show as shards of the solar system asteroid (3200) Phaethon collided with Earth's atmosphere, forging fiery paths that illuminated the night sky in Puttalam, Sri Lanka.
Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2025 shows the Geminid meteor shower in the sky over Puttalam, Sri Lanka. (Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/Xinhua)Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2025 shows the Geminid meteor shower in the sky over Puttalam, Sri Lanka. (Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/Xinhua)Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2025 shows the Geminid meteor shower in the sky over Puttalam, Sri Lanka. (Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/Xinhua)Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2025 shows the Geminid meteor shower in the sky over Puttalam, Sri Lanka. (Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/Xinhua)■
