Helion (meteoroid)

:"For other uses, see Helion."

A Helion meteoroid is a meteoroid that arrives from the approximate direction of the Sun. They are thought to originate as debris from sun-grazing comets.

References

* [http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/27aug_explodingeclipse.htm?list84849 "Exploding Lunar Eclipse", an article about an attempt to observe Helion meteoroids] , Science@NASA, August 27, 2007.