The phenomenon was observed in Madrid, Castilla-La Mancha, Murcia and Andalusia.
9.jul.2016 | 12:34
A spectacular fireball was seen across Spain last night in the south, east and center as a result of impact with the atmosphere of a rock at a speed of about 95,000 kilometers per hour.
the phenomenon was visible to 23.06 hours, showed several explosions along its trajectory and was covered by a multitude of people from Madrid, Castilla-La Mancha, Murcia and Andalusia, and captured by . the astronomical complex of La Hita, in Toledo, which has now informed of the fact
the fireball could be additionally recorded by the detectors that the University of Huelva which operates in several parts of the country: Seville, Huelva, the Observatory of Sierra Nevada (Granada) and the Observatory of Calar Alto (Almería).
These detectors work under the SMART project, whose purpose is to continuously monitor the sky in order to record and study the impact with the Earth’s atmosphere of rocks from different objects in the solar system.
the data collected by these detectors have been analyzed by professor José María Madiedo, principal investigator of the SMART project.
Their study has revealed that the fireball flew over north Africa and that this occurred as a result of contact with the atmosphere of a rock at a speed of about 95,000 kilometers per hour.
it has been well established that this rock was a detached fragment of comet 169P / NEAT.
the sudden shock with the atmosphere quickly raised the temperature of the rock and the fireball thus began a altitude of about 107 kilometers on Morocco
. Source: El País
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