The meteorite disintegrated into several parts before disappearing.
A meteorite has been caught on camera in the night sky over the Chilean capital Santiago. Scholars from Concepcion University confirmed that the event, which was recorded on July 7, was a small body of rock that burned up upon entering Earth’s atmosphere. BBC informed of.
The meteor crossed the sky and opened a giant torch in the city of Santiago. Citing officials, local media outlets reported that the meteor disintegrated into several parts before disappearing in the Andes region.
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brazilian media outlet TNH1 Told residents of the city heard the sound of the meteorite crossing the atmosphere as if it were an explosion of thunder. Separately, Chilean Astronomy Foundation astronomer Juan Carlos Beamin reported that the meteor that passed Santiago is called “T12.cl”.
Mr Beamin explained that a flash burn occurred because “stone, or a small rock, burns and glows due to friction with the air” upon entering the atmosphere. “We are talking about a top speed of 10,000 kilometers per hour,” he said.
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Meanwhile, a meteorite appeared in Chile on the same day A burning meteor-like ball of fire blazes in the sky over Wellington, New Zealand. According to ReutersEyewitnesses said that during the passing of the object, there was a sound of booming and seeing flash lights.
Alan Gilmore, an astronomer at the University of Canterbury’s Mount John Observatory, said a meteor coming down from the atmosphere at high speed in an urban area was a rare event. He further described the meteor, saying, “It was shining very brightly so it must have been a very large object.” Mr Gilmore also pointed out that the boom people heard indicated that the meteor came within 60 km of Earth.
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