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Sunday Morning's European Fireball Was Probably Only a Few Meters in Diameter
Multiple mobile phones, dashcams, and dedicated meteor cameras capture a fireball over part of Europe on Sunday night. Thousands of people witnessed it, and the ESA's Planetary Defence Team is analyzing it. So far, it looks like it was a few meters in diameter. It lit up the sky, and some debris even struck some buildings in Koblenz, Germany.
After the impact of a meteorite into a Koblenz house roof on Sunday evening, further fragments have been found on the property. Not only scientists are interested in this.
According to the police, the largest find is as big as a tennis ball. However, there have been other small fragments of the meteor in and around the house in Koblenz.
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According to the first reports, the mass of fire crossed the atmosphere shortly before seven o’clock in the afternoon and moved in a northeast direction. Its intense luminosity allowed us to observe the event from different countries, including France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
According to the police, the largest find is as big as a tennis ball. However, there have been other small fragments of the meteor in and around the house in Koblenz.
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