Fireball over the Mediterranean Sea (Nov. 7) // Bola de fuego sobre el Mediterrneo (7 de noviembre)

This bright North Taurid fireball was recorded from Spain on 7 Nov. 2021 at 23:52 local time (22:52 universal time). It was produced by a fragment from Comet Encke that hit the atmosphere at about 111,000 km/h. The event overflew the Mediterranean Sea. It began at an altitude of about 101 km and ended at a height of around 60 km. The event was recorded in the framework of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN). The event has been analyzed by the principal investigator of the SMART project: Dr. Jose M. Madiedo, from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Esta brillante bola de fuego sobrevoló el Mediterráneo el 7 de noviembre a las 23:52 hora local peninsular española. Está asociada a las Táuridas Norte y se produjo como consecuencia de la entrada en la atmósfera terrestre de un fragmento del cometa Encke a una velocidad de unos kilómetros por