SPACE — On February 9, 1913, hundreds of meteor fireballs rained down on North America for no apparent reason. This strange event is known as the Great Meteor Procession of 1913.
In most meteor showers, space rocks appear to originate from the same point in the sky called a radiant. But the meteors in this incident did not come out of any light beam.
Instead, they appear to fly in formation and move horizontally across the sky, parallel to the earth’s surface.
Unlike ordinary fireballs that disappear in a moment, the 1913 meteor was visible for several minutes. In fact, a number of reports stated that there was a roar, indicating they were close to Earth.
The significant meteoric phenomenon was reported from locations across Canada, the northeastern United States, Bermuda, and from many ships at sea as far south as Brazil. The meteor’s total land trajectory was recorded at more than 11,000 km. Source: Space.com
2024-02-09 16:54:00
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