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The Taurid Meteoroid Complex (TMC) is a broad stream of meteoroids thatproduces several annual meteor showers on Earth. If the linkage between theseshowers and 2P/Encke is at the centre of most TMC models, the small size andlow activity of the comet suggest that 2P/Encke is not the unique parent bodyof the Taurids. Here we simulate the formation of the TMC from 2P/Encke andseveral NEAs. In total, we explored more than a hundred stream formationscenarios using clones of 2P/Encke. Each modelled stream was integrated andcompared with present-day Taurid observations. As previously reported, we findthat even slight variations of 2P/Encke's orbit modifies considerably thecharacteristics of the simulated showers. Most of the comet's clones, includingthe nominal one, appear to reproduce the radiant structure of the Tauridmeteors but do not match the observed time and duration of the showers.However, the radiants and timing of most Taurid showers are well reproduced bya particular clone of the comet. Our analysis thus suggest that with thisspecific dynamical history, 2P/Encke is the sole parent of the four major TMCshowers which have ages from 7-21 ka. Our modelling also predicts that the 2022Taurid Resonant Swarm return will be comparable in strength to the 1998, 2005and 2015 returns. While purely dynamical models of Encke's orbit -- limited bychaos -- may fail to reveal the comet's origin, its meteor showers may providethe trail of breadcrumbs needed to backtrack our way out of the labyrinth.

A Proposed Alternative Dynamical History for 2P/Encke which Explains the Taurid Meteoroid Complex