On the morning of Sunday, April 14, a spectacular fireball could be seen over part of Andalusia, moving at a speed of 85,000 kilometers per hour. This phenomenon, known as pulido, has been observed by Project SMART detectors at several observatories in Spain. Two external cameras from the Calar Alto Observatory were also used to capture the event.
Fireball is extreme Bright meteorite Which occurs as a result of an object entering the Earth's atmosphere. When these objects, usually rocky debris from asteroids, move through the atmosphere at high speed, they become extremely hot due to friction with air molecules, creating an impressive light trail.
According to the analysis of the main researcher in Smart project From the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC), this fireball had an asteroid origin. A rock fragment that broke off from an asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere at a speed of 65,000 kilometers per hour.
The event's light trail began at an altitude of 90 kilometres, just above the border between the provinces of Malaga and Granada. The object then moved in a northeasterly direction, across the entire province of Granada, and eventually ended up at an altitude of 25 kilometers above the southern province of Jaén.
This dazzling natural phenomenon was discovered by advanced detectors of the SMART project led by IAA-CSIC. Cameras at the Calar Alto Observatory provided valuable images of the fireball, allowing researchers to better study its path and characteristics.
Fireballs and meteorites always attract a lot of public attention due to their dazzling appearance and relative rarity. This particular event was particularly impressive due to the high speed and bright light trails seen across much of the Andalusian sky.
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