Bright meteor over the Mediterranean Sea ( Nov. 8), , Bola de fuego sobre el Mediterráneo (8 Nov. )
This beautiful meteor spotted form Spain overflew the Mediterranean Sea on 2020 November 8 at about 4:13 local time (equivalent to 3:13 universal time). It was generated by a rock from Comet Encke that hit the atmosphere at about 101, 000 km, h. It began at an altitude of about 97 km over the sea, and ended at a height of around 46 km after traveling about 79 km in the Earth s atmosphere. The event was recorded in the framework of the SMART project, operated by the Southwestern Europe Meteor Network (SWEMN),
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