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Over Australia exploded meteorite

Added	Wed, 22/04/2020
Источники	gismeteo.ru
Дата публикации	Wed, 22/04/2020
Версии	Meteor

Over South Australia, between the settlements of Balgowan and mount the night of 17 April, the sky lit up so bright flash that seemed to many like suddenly the day came.

The fact is that through the thickness of the atmosphere to the Ground got a meteorite, but fortunately, did not crash into the surface, and collapsed on the approach.

According to eyewitnesses, the outer body was making a very loud sound like the roar of jet engines of modern aircraft, and then an explosion.

One of the users of the network residing in the area of the incident, said that everyone in the neighborhood literally shook, the trees shook, vibrated the house.
Another witness saw a meteor from the car when traveling in a westerly direction. The ball of fire was impressive size, white color, also from him for a few seconds separated particles blazing orange hue.

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