Meteors seem to be raining down on New Zealand, but why are some bright green?
- Written by: Jack Baggaley, Professor Emeritus Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury
Greg Price, Author providedNew Zealand may seem to be under meteor bombardment at the moment. After a huge meteor exploded above the sea near Wellington on July 7, creating a sonic boom that could be heard across the bottom of the South Island, a smaller fireball was captured two weeks later above Canterbury.
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