Spectacular Moment Meteor Explodes Behind Erupting Volcano Caught on Camera
PHIVOLCS said a second camera also recorded the fireball, which burned up in just over a second and did not hit Mount Mayon.
- On Monday, May 25, PHIVOLCS captured a neon green meteor streaking over Mount Mayon around 10:30 P.M., creating a visually striking sight during the volcano's ongoing eruption.
- While the fireball appeared to strike the volcano's slopes, The Philippine Space Agency confirmed it was a "suspected meteor" that disintegrated in the atmosphere without impacting the mountain.
- According to the Philippine Information Agency, onlookers were "shocked" and "stunned" on Monday night, while an amateur astronomer calculated the meteor's energy at 6.8 million kilograms of gunpowder.
- PHIVOLCS explain that "fragments that are large enough to survive atmospheric entry and hit the ground are classified as meteorites," noting most burn up, preventing potential 7,500 ton dynamite impacts.
- More than 4 billion years ago, Earth was constantly pelted with rocky objects during Solar System formation, making this event a reminder of the "rare meeting of space and Earth.
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A Dazzling Meteor Just 'Video Bombed' a Volcanic Eruption
It's not every day that our planet erupts in a fiery outpouring from the ground and the sky at the same time and same place. This week, as bright red flows of lava gushed down the steep slope of Mount Mayon in the Philippines – one of the world's most active volcanoes – the night sky seemed almost as if to talk back. Out of nowhere, Earth's atmosphere spat out a fiery ball of bright green light that streamed through the sky and appeared to crash…
Bright light over Mayon Volcano caused by meteor
MANILA, Philippines — The bright streak of light seen over Mayon Volcano on the evening of Sunday, May 25, was caused by a meteor, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) said. In a statement released Tuesday, May 26, PhilSA explained that when a meteor enters the atmosphere, “a brilliant flash of light” is often produced. The light was captured by a camera of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology at Ligñon Hill at 10:33 p.m. while…
Above the Philippine volcano Mayon a green meteor illuminates the sky. Surveillance cameras have captured the spectacular phenomenon.
The video of the eruption of Mount Mayon in the Philippines, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, was hit by a bright meteor. At first glance, it may appear that it hit just the slope of the volcano, says Science Aert. A bright green light ball went through the sky and was caught on video footage taken by video surveillance cameras and several cars in the vicinity. The Philippine Space Agency called the ball "assumed meteor." NAS ZAINT…
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