The flare lit up the sky from north to south of the country at 11:46 pm this Saturday. TO CM Videos are delivered from the north to the south of the country. Some readers say they heard a “big bang” a few minutes later.
According to an astronomer from the Institute of Space Sciences, quoted by El PaisThe size of the meteor will be from 20 to 30 centimeters. The fireball crossed the sky at a speed of about 45 kilometers per second.
According to Spanish experts, the rock fragment then flew 500 kilometers, crossed Portugal and eventually disappeared at an altitude of 54 kilometers above the Atlantic.
The same source says that the hypothesis of falling fragments has already been ruled out. The space rock broke off from a comet and flew across the Iberian Peninsula without causing damage.
Civil Defense acknowledged new searches this Sunday morning after an alert was issued about a meteor strike in Castro Daira, which has since been eliminated. For what CM As it turned out, there were reports that the meteor fell in the Pereira area, in Castro Daire, Viseu district. Firefighters were mobilized to the scene last night but no incident occurred.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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