Author: MICHELLE STARR / Source: ScienceAlert
A meteor that exploded above the clouds over the Bering Sea in December was caught on camera by NASA’s eyes in the sky.
Just minutes after the meteor burst apart on 18 December 2018, the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument aboard the Terra satellite captured the scene in a sequence of images.
Clearly visible is the shadow of the bolide (or meteoric explosion) seen as a dark streak on the clouds below.
If you look closely, you can also spot the fiery orange cloud left behind from the meteor super-heating the air as it passed through at a speed of 115,200 kilometres per hour (71,600 miles per hour).
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