A meteorite struck the province of Cordoba in Andalusia, Spain , during the early hours of Wednesday. The space object generated fireball which according to ABC slogan has been collected by the detectors the astronomical complex of La Hita (Toledo) – and this is generated due to the impact of a rock from an asteroid against the atmosphere at more than 60,000 kilometers per hour.
The fall of this meteor marks the fourth time in a few days, which is registered in the Iberian Peninsula but this time has It has been five times brighter than the full moon and has been seen in much of Spain.
According to get a statement from the astronomical complex of La Hita, the impact occurred near the 02.32 hours and was recorded by several detectors. The data collected by these, have been analyzed by a professor at the University of Huelva, José María Madiedo, who has calculated the weight of the rock and the speed he was carrying.
Madiedo concluded that the rock weighed about 400 kilos and then colliding with the atmosphere moved at a speed of more than 60 thousand kilometers hour.
The teacher explained that the clash against air raised the temperature of the rock until it became incandescent , which then caused a fireball it disintegrated as it lost altitude, so on impact in the province of Cordoba had a mass about 1 kilo , but felt that also could have fallen smaller fragments.
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