The mass of the Geminid meteoroid stream

This paper describes a method for calculation of the mass of a meteoroid stream. The idea of the proposed method is simple: comparing observed meteor showers of the stream with their model. If we have a mathematical model for the stream, we know the total number of particles in the model stream and the number of particles registered at the Earth. We also know the mass distributions in the model stream and the model shower. Assuming that relations for the model stream are valid for the real stream, we calculate the real stream mass. The Geminid stream mass estimated on radar and visual observations is found to be 1016-1018 g.