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The contribution presents an analysis of the Leonids 1999 HDTV Leonid MAC data. The observed grouping of the Leonids over a random level is explained by progressive fragmentation of meteoroids in space. The observed data are compared with a spatial distribution model. Possible fragmentation processes of meteoroids in space are presented and discussed.
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Authors are grateful to referees for their suggestions improving the paper. This research was supported also by VEGA – the Slovak Grant Agency, grants 1/0204/03 and 1/0206/03.
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Tóth, J., Klačka, J. Fragmentation of Leonids in space and a model of spatial distribution of meteoroids within the Leonid stream. Earth Moon Planet 95, 181–186 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11038-005-9006-1
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