Article 3XQ1T Meteor fireball lights up night sky in Perth, Australia – video

Meteor fireball lights up night sky in Perth, Australia – video

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Dozens of phone calls have been made to the Perth Observatory after people reported 'a giant fireball' above south-west Australia. The fireball is believed to have been a meteor that entered the Earth's atmosphere at speeds of up to 20km per second, according to the observatory. Scientists from Curtin University are investigating whether the meteor completely burned up in the atmosphere or hit the ground near York, a town about 100km east of Perth

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