Cellphones and security cameras captured video of a stunning meteor streaking through the night sky over Portugal and Spain on Saturday evening.
The bright green fireball, confirmed by the European Space Agency to be a piece of a comet, appeared at 6:46 p.m. local time.
Scientists estimate it was flying at about 100,000 miles per hour and likely burned up over the Atlantic Ocean, about 37 miles above Earth.
“Our Planetary Defense Office is currently analyzing the size and trajectory of the object to assess the likelihood that material has reached the surface,” the ESA wrote on of the meteor would have been found. to be found.
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