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• When using data, you shall provide proper credit to the authors/observers by citing their names and, if possible, providing references to their original work. The VMO does every effort to track and display this information.
• Although a significant effort is made to ensure the quality of the data, we cannot guarantee that all the data is of scientific quality. It remains the task of the user to verify the origin and reliability of the data. Use this service at your own risk.
• Please credit the VMO if you made use of a service it provided. For example: "This research has made use of the data and tools provided by Virtual Meteor Observatory (VMO) under the auspices of the International Meteor Organization (IMO)."

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