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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
Meteors seem to be raining down on New Zealand, but why are some bright green?Greg Price, Author provided

New 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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