22 February 2016

Bolide over Spanish/Portuguese border: Sunday 21-Feb-2016, 02:42Z

Bolide over Spanish/Portuguese border: Sunday 21-Feb-2016, 02:42Z
reported by meteordetective
"Amazing fireball observed over the South of Spain and Portugal on 21 Feb. 2016, at 2h42m UT. The event was produced by a meteoroid that impacted the atmosphere at about 120.000 km/h. It started at an altitude of about 100 km and ended at a height of about 42 km. The event was recorded by the meteor recording stations that the University of Huelva operates at the astronomical observatories located at La Hita (Toledo), Sevilla and Huelva."
Descent angle: +/- 60 degrees | Approximate Lat/Long: 38.3N, 7.07W
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