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The fall of a superluminous meteor was registered in Rio Grande do Sul, at the beginning of the morning of this Thursday (1). According to the Heller & Jung Space Observatory, the object entered the atmosphere at an altitude of 100 km and exploded at 1:09 am in the Caxias do Sul region.
The Brazilian Meteor Observation Network (Bramon) stated, in a note, that the meteor corresponds to a super explosion, which shines more intensely than the full moon. According to the organization, residents of the region reported that the public lighting poles even closed.
“He [o meteoro] it glowed so brightly that in some places the night “turned into a day” for a time, “the statement said.
Blidosso characterized by having a magnitude equal to or greater than -4 and exploding during the fall. The reference point is level 0 and negative numbers indicate a more intense brightness.
To the newspaper Zero hourProfessor Carlos Fernando Jung, head of the observatory, stated that the blues identified this morning is the largest, “in size and magnitude, recorded in Rio Grande do Sul since 2016. He also explained that the shock wave produced by the phenomenon causes a sensation of explosion.
“When this happens, the meteor may have left traces, producing meteorites on the ground,” said the Taquara Integrated Faculties professor, who is also scientific director of the southern region of Bramon.
Experts are still studying the path, speed and size of the meteor. However, in a CNN interview, Jung estimated that the superblast could be more than one meter in diameter.
Via: Zero hour / CNN
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