Probably caused by the entry into the atmosphere of celestial objects, a spectacular streak of light was observed in India by the inhabitants of the province of Maharashtra, this Saturday.
As evidenced by numerous videos posted on social networks, the celestial phenomenon lit up the sky to the delight of spectators.
According to local media outlet
Indian Express
, it could be a meteor shower.
A blazing streak of light was seen in the night sky over several parts of Maharashtra on Saturday.
A fireball like structure was also seen from some of the part of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and other regions of the India.#meteor #Meteorshower pic.twitter.com/YFaCEdAxUC
— Ajay Agarkar (@ajagrkr) April 3, 2022
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On Twitter, British astronomer Jonathan McDowell attributed this spectacle to the re-entry into the atmosphere "of a Chinese rocket stage" launched in February 2021.
Ah, that for sure looks like a spacecraft/spent stage re-entering.
Maybe@planet4589 can help.
— Vikranth Jonna (@VikranthJonna) April 2, 2022
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The uncontrolled destruction of a satellite?
Other experts taken over by
Indian Express
have approved this hypothesis by saying that it was a satellite destroyed after coming into contact with the Earth's atmosphere.
Ordinarily, satellites are destroyed intentionally to avoid any risk.
This one could have gotten out of control.
According to these experts, an identical phenomenon had already occurred in the state of Maharashtra about fifteen years ago.
According to our colleagues, this theory is consolidated by the discovery, last Sunday, of two metallic objects in the state of Maharashtra.
According to the first findings, it would indeed be parts that belonged to a Chinese satellite.
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