The Fireballs and Meteorites Research Network (SPMN), dependent on the Institute of Space Sciences (CSIC-IEEC), reported that last morning a meteorite traveling at 97,000 kilometers per hour crossed the sky in part of Catalonia and could be seen in the sky of Barcelona and areas of Lleida, as well as in observation stations in Aragon, the Valencian Community, the Balearic Islands, Navarra, the Region of Murcia and the South of France.
This meteorite, which was registered as SPMN170422, penetrated at 97,000 kilometers per hour and its luminous phase was lost at 45 kilometers above sea level.
The fireball flew over the sky at 4 hours, 15 minutes and 10 seconds this morning and was captured by astrophotographer Marc Corretgé from Alpicat (Lleida).
The Red de Bólidos recorded another meteorite, called SPMN150422C, at dawn on April 15, when it crossed the north of Lanzarote at 7:23:21.
The SPMN considers that it could be an Alpha Scorpid of cometary origin.
According to the Institute of Space Sciences, these meteorites are made up of particles of a few centimeters and leave no trace.
The Fireball and Meteorite Research Network (SPMN) is made up of 35 stations located on the peninsula, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands and each year they detect some 4,000 fireballs, although only the most luminous and representative cases are included in its list.
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