The passage of a meteorite lit up the sky in some regions of Türkiye this weekend, a phenomenon that caused surprise for its unusualness. It was even recorded on videos of people who were accidentally filming at the time the flash originated.
One of the most impressive recordings, which later circulated through social networks, is that of a child who is on a sidewalk with a transparent balloon that has colored lights when the running of the meteorite.
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according to the newspaper The Independentit was recorded by a man named Onur Kacmaz, who was with his cell phone in a children’s park in the afternoon, when the darkness was filled with flashes of color. According to this medium, this and other videos occurred while the meteorite it entered Earth’s upper atmosphere and generated heating due to friction.
???? Via Alert News 24: A meteorite was sighted in the skies of Turkey on Saturday night. pic.twitter.com/tdKjVQSDji
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The registration of the child occurred when the phenomenon occurred in the city of Erzurum and the province of Gumushanein the east of the country, informed the BBC.
Meanwhile, the Turkish media also reproduced the images. For example in Hurriyetone of the largest newspapers in Türkiyepointed out that the fall of the meteorite it was not only seen in Erzurum but also in Diyarbakir, Malatya, Elazig, Gaziantep and other surrounding provinces.
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They catch fall and explosion of #meteorite from #Diyarbakır #Turkey ????????Bright #meteor #fireball above the skies of #Erzurum #Turkies #Turkije ????????#goktasi
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Impressive images: A meteorite surprises and lights up the night sky of Türkiye https://t.co/ufFjRKMn7A pic.twitter.com/jFtDViApBg– Report Now (@ReportYa) September 3, 2023
They also pointed out that there are even recordings from security cameras that took the moment and clarified that for now there are no official versions in this regard.
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