{"id":785725,"date":"2024-07-13T13:09:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T18:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=785725"},"modified":"2024-07-13T13:09:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T18:09:50","slug":"bright-green-fireball-over-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=785725","title":{"rendered":"Bright green fireball over Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A very bright fireball streaked through the night sky over several cities in Turkey on July 5, 2024. The object was burning long enough to change color from bright green to bright blue.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A very bright meteor was observed on the night of July 5 in Turkey, as confirmed by the Turkish Space Agency in a post on X.<\/p>\n

The meteor burned with a bright green flash across the sky in the cities of Safranbolu and Kastamonu, and was also visible from the cities of Ankara and Istanbul.<\/p>\n

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Bu gece \u00fclkemizin \u00e7e\u015fitli yerlerinde g\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fcnde g\u00f6r\u00fclen meteor heyecana neden oldu\u2604\ufe0f<\/p>\n

Meteorlar\u0131n atmosferden giri\u015fi s\u0131ras\u0131nda olu\u015fan renkler; meteorun kimyasal bile\u015fimi, h\u0131z\u0131 ve D\u00fcnya atmosferinde bulunan gazlar gibi birka\u00e7 fakt\u00f6re ba\u011fl\u0131 olarak farkl\u0131l\u0131k g\u00f6stermektedir.\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 T\u00fcrkiye Uzay Ajans\u0131 (@tuajans) July 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The sky put on a show over Turkey as a disintegrating #meteor<\/a> streaked across the night on July 5. pic.twitter.com\/ZWEFjo40CZ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) July 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The Turkish space agency confirms that was a meteor that flew through the skies yesterday pic.twitter.com\/zmMXcQUrl1<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Todd Paron (@tparon) July 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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UEFA binas\u0131na y\u00f6nlendirdim rahat olun #meteor<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/mqNDAw9mfO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 M.\u0130lkaz (@SirMilkaa) July 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Some experts argued that it might not have been a meteor, but rather space debris.<\/p>\n

\u201cUpon initial observation, the images do not resemble a meteor. The speed of the object entering the atmosphere appears relatively low. Meteors typically enter the atmosphere at much higher speeds, ranging from a minimum of 40 000 km\/h (25 000 mph) to as much as 260 000 km\/h (162 000 mph). The object in the images appears to be moving much slower. There is a possibility it is a piece of space debris,\u201d said Associate Professor Mesut Y\u0131lmaz, the director of the Ankara University Kreiken Observatory.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it were a meteor, its impact would undoubtedly be felt. A significant crater, an explosion, a forest fire if it fell in a wooded area, or a minor tsunami if it fell into the sea would be inevitable. The impact of such an explosion would be unmistakable,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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1<\/sup> Meteor Flashes Across Night Sky in Northern Turkey \u2013 Firstpost \u2013 July 10, 2024<\/p>\n

2<\/sup> Light beams over T\u00fcrkiye attributed to meteor, space debris \u2013 Daily News \u2013 July 8, 2024<\/p>\n

Featured image credit: M. Ilkaz (stillshot)<\/em><\/p>\n

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