« The bright objects scattered widely in the sky were the debris from the second floor Falcon 9 rocket Seattle’s National Weather Service tweeted and determined that more detailed information was expected to be officially confirmed.
Videos posted on social media show a cluster of bright dots and light trails moving slowly across the sky before extinction, and some netizens claim the phenomenon could be a meteor shower or even, jokingly, an intrusion.
According to local media, the phenomenon was observed just after 9pm (04:00 GMT) and the video was posted in Washington and Oregon, both located in the Northwestern United States. United States of America.
According to the Seattle National Weather Service, it is most likely caused by space debris rather than a meteorite, which is moving much faster.
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« What people saw was a rocket that fell into the atmosphere at a speed of over 27,000 km / h and destroyed by the heat generated at that speed. The melted parts are easier to fall off first and the denser parts last longer, making the appearance of some of the glowing parts look in the same direction. Jonathan McDowell of the Harvard Astrophysics Center confirmed to AFP.
« It’s a bug, usually this type of rocket SpaceX do the burning McDowell added.
Burning by disturbance is a maneuver that involves turning on the propeller of a spacecraft to slow it down and begin to dwindle in the atmosphere where it is controlled.
« We know it will fall yesterday or today, but we don’t know exactly when Sir. McDowell explained and added that ‘ a few hours was enough for him to explore the world twice, so we didn’t know the place beforehand Where will he fall.
No damage has been reported yet, and the Seattle National Weather Service says the phenomenon is unlikely to have an impact.
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