The fall is believed to have been part of the Draconid meteor shower, an event that typically occurs each year when Earth passes close to the orbit of Comet 21P / Giacobini-Zinner.
Place of impact of the meteorite. It only caused a slight bush fire. They found a series of smaller rocks that would be the remains of the meteorite. Credit: Milenio Tamaulipas
On Tuesday night, inhabitants of the city of Monterrey and the state of Tamaulipas reported the fall of an impressive meteorite, which would have hit the ground in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas.
The surprising celestial body generated a wake that lit up the sky in northeastern Mexico. Well, several users reported the sighting through social networks.
Share @isagol_ meteor video.#Meteorite #mty
Via: @FER_GV.pic.twitter.com/QB1m8bGJhJ
— Webcams de México (@webcamsdemexico) October 7, 2020
The head of Civil Protection of Tamaulipas, Pedro Granados Ramírez, confirmed that it had indeed been a meteorite, and that the impact of the celestial body would have occurred around 11:00 pm in the Lázaro Cárdenas ejido, which is located at a few kilometers north of the Tamaulipas capital.
As a witness to the moment when the star circled the sky, there is a video published by Webcams de México, where you can see how suddenly yesterday night was illuminated in the areas near the La Silla hill in Monterrey, Nuevo León. Although residents of other nearby municipalities and states such as Coahuila and even Texas, the United States, also reported the sighting.
And while the #HuracanDelta weakens in Monterrey a meteorite falls. We have not misunderstood the Mayans?
Thanks to @webcamsdemexico For the image.
See what are these wonderful cameras for? I told you!! pic.twitter.com/xjVOUU327F– Isabelle (@isabellemexico) October 7, 2020
The fall is believed to have been part of the Draconid meteor shower, an event that typically occurs each year when Earth passes close to the orbit of Comet 21P / Giacobini-Zinner. This astronomical phenomenon will have its peak today, Wednesday October 7, although it can continue to be observed until next Sunday 11.
#ElPulso #International | This Tuesday the fall of a meteorite near Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico was reported. Inhabitants of the Lázaro Cárdenas town, reported the fact which set fire to bushes and bushes very close to their homes. pic.twitter.com/2DsnUBFAak
– elpulso.hn (@elpulsohn) October 7, 2020
During these days, weather conditions permitting, around 20 meteors per hour can be seen, which will cross the sky at a speed of approximately 20 kilometers per second.
#Gallery | The fall of a meteorite was reported in an ejido near Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas https://t.co/AhyPGG5hvd pic.twitter.com/oW2K3bDKXY
– Millennium Tamaulipas (@MilenioTam) October 7, 2020
Source: Forbes
