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Large fireball lights up night skies over Argentina
Posted on April 22, 2013 by The Extinction Protocol
April 22, 2013 – ARGENTINA - Thousands
of residents of the Argentine city of Santiago del Estero in the early
hours of Sunday morning caught a glimpse of a suspected meteor that lit
up the sky above the city. The event took place at about 3:20 AM (local
time). Argentine authorities believe the spectacular fireball was caused
by a meteor entering the earth’s atmosphere and disintegrating. Some
witnesses reported to local newspapers that they felt a slight tremor
soon after seeing the meteorite. According to local media reports,
police in the area were inundated with phone calls from frightened
residents, and from parents who were worried about their children still
out in the city’s bars and nightclubs. Meteors are small particles from
the solar system that burn from friction when entering the atmosphere.
According to the American Meteor Society, thousands of meteors of
fireball magnitude occur every day, most of them unseen over the oceans
or hidden by daylight. A similar event lit up the skies above 13 U.S.
states on March 22. On February 15, a meteor exploded over Russia’s Ural
Mountains and sent fireballs blazing to earth, injuring almost 1,200
people and causing approximately 33 million U.S. dollars in damages. -NTD
Thanks to: http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com
Posted on April 22, 2013 by The Extinction Protocol
of residents of the Argentine city of Santiago del Estero in the early
hours of Sunday morning caught a glimpse of a suspected meteor that lit
up the sky above the city. The event took place at about 3:20 AM (local
time). Argentine authorities believe the spectacular fireball was caused
by a meteor entering the earth’s atmosphere and disintegrating. Some
witnesses reported to local newspapers that they felt a slight tremor
soon after seeing the meteorite. According to local media reports,
police in the area were inundated with phone calls from frightened
residents, and from parents who were worried about their children still
out in the city’s bars and nightclubs. Meteors are small particles from
the solar system that burn from friction when entering the atmosphere.
According to the American Meteor Society, thousands of meteors of
fireball magnitude occur every day, most of them unseen over the oceans
or hidden by daylight. A similar event lit up the skies above 13 U.S.
states on March 22. On February 15, a meteor exploded over Russia’s Ural
Mountains and sent fireballs blazing to earth, injuring almost 1,200
people and causing approximately 33 million U.S. dollars in damages. -NTD
Thanks to: http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com
