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Earth-grazing fireball

Frederic Edwin Church, The Meteor of 1860. In 2010, it was determined to be an Earth-grazing meteor procession.[1]

An Earth-grazing fireball (or Earth grazer)[2] is a fireball, a very bright meteor that enters Earth’s atmosphere and leaves again. Some fragments may impact Earth as meteorites, if the meteor starts to break up or explodes in mid-air. These phenomena are then called Earth-grazing meteor processions and bolides.[1] Famous examples of Earth-grazers are the 1972 Great Daylight Fireball and the Meteor Procession of July 20, 1860.[1][3][4]

  1. ^ a b c "Texas State astronomers solve Walt Whitman meteor mystery : University News Service : Texas State University". Archived from the original on 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-19.. Txstate.edu (2010-05-28). Retrieved on 2013-10-19.
  2. ^ Nemiroff, R.; Bonnell, J., eds. (2 March 2009). "Earthgrazer: The Great Daylight Fireball of 1972". Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  3. ^ "Images of Harper's Weekly front page story". Archived from the original on 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
  4. ^ 150-year-old meteor mystery solved
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