Green glowing object seen in the sky of Australia

In the night from Sunday to Monday, may 15, in the skies over Australia was seen a bright green object. As evidenced by records and eyewitness, he appeared around 1:00 local time and was visible from the region of Pilbara in Western Australia, the Northern territory and South Australia.

Fireball was in the sky so long, illuminating the dark turquoise shades. The nature of the object has not yet been confirmed, but experts are inclined to believe that he has a natural origin, but its color due to high iron content.

"When space debris burns in the atmosphere, we usually see something like sparks, for example, when you burn the solar panels of the satellite or metal fragments. In this case, the track was clean and smooth, which is typical of meteorite," explained Rene Sayers, a researcher at the Center for space research, science and technology University kertina, Australia.

In fact, the meteorites on Earth are not uncommon: each year, about 500 reach the surface of our planet, and a countless number burning in the atmosphere. Objects the size of a football field hit the surface approximately every 2000 years, causing extensive local damage and time in millions of years, possibly falling object liable to cause the extinction of a species.

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