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In La Vanguardia Readers’ Photos we can see images of the large sporadic bolide SPMN020124F spotted last night over Barcelona at 20h 36m 58s TUC.
It was a fragile aggregate of chondritic composition that fragmented after the great flare in the final section. Lines of Fe, Mg and Na stand out.
A car as spectacular as it was unexpected with dozens of visual witnesses given its appearance yesterday afternoon. Disintegrated at altitude, it did not produce meteorites.
From Sant Fost de Campsentelles we captured its dazzling finale despite the cloud cover, as can be seen in the video.
An impressive natural phenomenon that exemplifies that the atmosphere is an excellent shield for rocks that reach the atmosphere at hypervelocity.
From the Sant Fost de Campsentelles observatory we have captured the images collaborating with the SPMN-CSIC Network, coordinated by the Space Science Institute (CSIC/IEEC).
