Posted on 06/15/2020 7:53:58 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Miners working in the Pilbara region spotted the strange objectwhich illuminated the clouds as it flew pastaround 1 a.m. local time, with the glow lasting for so long that many were able to capture the event on their phones.
Experts say that the object was probably not a piece of spacecraft debris falling to Earth, but rather a "fireball," which is a very bright meteor.
"What we tend to seewhen objects like space debris, or if it's a satellite burning upwhat we tend to see is sort of like crackles and sparks. This is due to the fact that there is stuff burning upso you've got solar panels going all over the place, you've got hunks of metal moving around as it's burning up through our atmosphere. [But] this is quite a clean shotit was quite a strong line, we didn't see too much fragmentation. It's absolutely stunning."
Around 100 tonnes of natural space debris enters the Earth's atmosphere every day, according to Nagle.
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On a totally unrelated note, there are some cool vids on YT, a guy who fiddles with mercury, mixing it with other metals, fun to watch.
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