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All those "5 meteorites to pass by Earth this month" title makers never hit earth. And those that hit earth don't seem to make any news before they strike.
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> All those "5 meteorites to pass by Earth this month" title makers never hit earth. 100% of all meteorites hit the Earth, by definition. I think you mean “meteor”.
By that definition, would a meteor that vaporizes in our atmosphere before impact just be considered a meteor?
I'd like to know if someone else knows other variations
Asteroid: rock in space
Meteor: asteroid in atmosphere (falling generally)
Meteorite: meteor which touched ground
Aerolite: rock in atmosphere (be it flying, falling, levitating or otherwise)
Comet: Icyspace rock, comma and ejecta are not strictly necessary
All those "5 meteorites to pass by Earth this month" title makers never hit earth. And those that hit earth don't seem to make any news before they strike.
About 2 years ago there was a meteor around this size or maybe a little smaller that passed over Auckland, NZ. I was sitting in my spa pool looking up at the stars around midnight and it passed over head. Took about 30 seconds and went from one side of the sky to the other an left a huge streak of fire. There were a couple of posts on social media like “Did anyone see that giant fireball?” but no video footage or new…
About 2 years ago there was a meteor around this size or maybe a little smaller that passed over Auckland, NZ. I was sitting in my spa pool looking up at the stars around midnight and it passed over head. Took about 30 seconds and went from one side of the sky to the other an left a huge streak of fire. There were a couple of posts on social media like “Did anyone see that giant fireball?” but no video footage or new…
If I'm right about the time between the light and the sound, it was around ~60km/37mi away, but still clearly audible!
Too bad there wasn’t a bunch of people driving with car cameras like in Russia, which turned out to be very useful during their meteorite event. This was also at 1am at night in a more rural area. Maybe more video will come out as this news spreads and people check security cameras.
Too bad there wasn’t a bunch of people driving with car cameras like in Russia, which turned out to be very useful during their meteorite event. This was also at 1am at night in a more rural area. Maybe more video will come out as this news spreads and people check security cameras.