Sunday, February 28, 2016

Video: A five times brighter than the moon meteorite hits Spain – RT in Spanish – International News

In the early hours of last Wednesday, a meteorite fell about one kilogram in the province of Cordoba (Andalusia, Spain). This celestial body was sighted in several regions of the country, reports El Mundo.

After impact with the atmosphere, the meteorite created a fireball five times brighter than the full Moon and crashed into the ground more than 60,000 kilometers per hour.

the detectors astronomical complex of La Hita (Toledo, Spain) estimate that the rock came from an asteroid whose mass was about 400 kilograms.

it is the fourth time in as many days that the Iberian Peninsula is experiencing a similar phenomenon, although it has treated the most impressive.

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