“We witnessed some pretty incredible activity in our skies last night! Who else managed to spot the meteor?” Cairns Airport posted on its Facebook account along with the video.
According to UNAM Global, the greenish color in the sky has a scientific explanation because, he points out, “the greenish color before the impact was probably due to the overheating of the iron and nickel fragments when the rock broke before hitting the ground.” .
“The accumulated friction generates the characteristic glow and, eventually, the rupture that causes the flash and sonic boom.”
Through social networks, some users also shared images of the meteorite fall, some of them recorded with vehicle cameras.