Best Meteorite Falls Caught On Camera

A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or moon. When the original object enters the atmosphere, various factors such as friction, pressure, and chemical interactions with the atmospheric gases cause it to heat up and radiate energy.

It then becomes a meteor and forms a fireball, also known as a shooting star or falling star; astronomers call the brightest examples "bolides". Once it settles on the larger body's surface, the meteor becomes a meteorite. Meteorites vary greatly in size. For geologists, a bolide is a meteorite large enough to create an impact crater.

Meteorites that are recovered after being observed as they transit the atmosphere and impact the Earth are called meteorite falls. All others are known as meteorite finds.

Meteorites have traditionally been divided into three broad categories: stony meteorites that are rocks, mainly composed of silicate minerals; iron meteorites that are largely composed of metallic iron-nickel; and stony-iron meteorites that contain large amounts of both metallic and rocky material.

Generally meteorites are stony meteorites. Only about 6% of meteorites are iron meteorites or a blend of rock and metal, the stony-iron meteorites.

Most meteoroids disintegrate when entering the Earth's atmosphere. Usually, five to ten a year are observed to fall and are subsequently recovered and made known to scientists. Few meteorites are large enough to create large impact craters. Instead, they typically arrive at the surface at their terminal velocity and, at most, create a small pit.

Several phenomena are well documented during witnessed meteorite falls too small to produce hypervelocity craters. The fireball that occurs as the meteoroid passes through the atmosphere can appear to be very bright, rivaling the sun in intensity, although most are far dimmer and may not even be noticed during the daytime.

Most meteorite falls are recovered on the basis of eyewitness accounts of the fireball or the impact of the object on the ground, or both. Therefore, despite the fact that meteorites fall with virtually equal probability everywhere on Earth, verified meteorite falls tend to be concentrated in areas with high human population densities such as Europe, Japan, and northern India.

Thanks for watching the video, please, excuse my english, I am learning, and remember, never stop being surprised.

[kennethschneider]

This guy needs to narrate everything on youtube

[dianaleal]

My son and I saw one and you could hear it burning it was so beautiful hearing it entering the earth atmosphere is thrilling

[hamesh]

I've seen one or two... They were green...or bluish.... It's amazing how far these objects probably have traveled billions of years...if only we could know what they have saw in the miles they have been

[MadnessInTheMoonlight]

I can totally see how the myth of fire breathing dragons flying through the sky came about

[allanjensen]

It never fails to amaze me what can happen on Earth.
Meteorites are very dangerous, yet so fascinating.

[sudhanshugupta]

The style in "Thanks for watching" was amazing. "Never stop being surprised" is just so motivating.

[ZoxiLink_GD]

People who have happy thoughts: it looks so beautiful

[carlamarlene]

Strangely beautiful and terrifying at the same time

[Astrodgirl]

Woah just the sheer sound of it is crazy, the sight is both beautiful and somewhat scary

[douglasziemer]

You did a fine job of narration. Keep up the good work.

[jamiboothe]

Your speaking is fine, thanks for the vid. Have you ever wondered about the color of the meteor and temperature and composition?

[ItsaCatsLife]

FYI: The video title is not 100% accurate. What you see streak through the sky as it falls to Earth is a 'meteor'. A meteorite is the piece of rock or metal that ends up on the ground.

[Lee-osif]

The sound it makes as its exploding is amazing, and the magnificent light it gives off is so ethereal

[cucumbrouschimera]

Didnt really see such a massive meteor but when I was little, my entire family was on the terrace and I remember, seeing one falling star, then a little later, another and then there were like 5 or 6 falling stars..or shooting stars..that was magical.

[tutel]

I love how the guy on the first one is just chillin'. Not even acting scared.

[kathleentyson]

I’ve had the rare opportunity to see two of these up close, it’s simply amazing, and I’ve seen the leonid meteorite shower twice, nothing can compare to this ethereal phenomena.

[randybaumery]

I've loved astronomy and meteor showers since I was 7. These compilations are great!

[firelith]

Is anyone going to talk about how 2:25 is ATV-1 burning up and 4:01 is a Falcon 9 launch with the twilight phenomena?

[Momcat_maggiefelinefan]

Excellent narration. Clear, concise and factual content. One of my favourite natural phenomena. You did a marvellous job, my friend. No trouble understanding your accent. You’ve got a new subscriber now! Keep up the good work, and greetings from Canada! 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦

[solid_fire]

i always wanted to hear tommy wiseau talk about asteroids ☄️