狮子座流星雨的“母亲”是颗彗星,名字叫坦普勒——塔特尔彗星。这颗彗星的中间有一个彗核,它像一座几百米高的冰山,是由大量的冰物质和无数的小碎块和尘埃混杂而成的。当彗星飞近太阳时,由于太阳光的强烈照射,彗核表面的冰物质直接升华,喷射出大量气体,同时不断夹带出许许多多的小碎块与尘埃物质,这些物质仍以宇宙速 Leo meteor shower “mother” is a comet, the name is Tempel - Tartre comet. The comet has a nucleus in the middle of the comet, which resembles a few hundred meters of iceberg made up of large quantities of ice and numerous small fragments and dusts. As the comet approaches the sun, the ice mass on the surface of the nucleus directly sublimates due to the intense sunlight. A large amount of gas is ejected and many small pieces of dust and dust are continuously entrained. These materials are still in space velocity