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Looks like something out of a movie

Last Thursday, a large meteor came through our atmosphere and likely broke into pieces and landed around the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. Here is a dash board video taken by a local police officer of the rare fireball in the sky:



The scientist estimates the rock that hurtled into the atmosphere likely weighed between one and ten tons and was most likely shredded into hundreds of little meteorites as it tore across the sky. In this security video, you can see how bright it gets for just an instant as the meteor burns ever so brightly:



Here comes the sun... oh never mind, it's just a meteor.

Labels: Science, Video

posted by TheWino @ 8:48 AM