Arctic Environments/Sky/Features/Stars/Shooting Stars

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Ulluriat Anangit — "Shooting Stars"

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Ulluriat anangit, the common Inuit term for shooting stars, means "star feces". Some Inuit claim that this is how children refer to shooting stars and that the proper term is Ingnirujait, which describes a light brighter than fire.