bolide 火流星

bolide
繁:火流星
简:火流星

據中科院雲南天文台科普中心張興祥表示,從拍攝到的影像觀測,這次的流星應該稱為火流星。同屬雲南天文台的研究員王曉彬說,太陽系有大量的小天體,進入地球大氣層時被燒蝕,呈現為明亮的火流星,就能看到非常壯觀的空爆現象。

雲南中秋「火流星」奇觀 亮若白晝 小行星衝擊 威力如540噸炸藥(2017年10月6日)。明報,取自 https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20171006/s00013/1507226259736

Known as bolides or fireballs, these phenomena are large and bright meteors which may also explode in the Earth’s atmosphere.

Meteor fireball captured illuminating mid-Autumn night sky in China. (2017, October 5). Global Times. Retrieved from https://gbtimes.com/meteor-fireball-captured-illuminating-mid-autumn-night-sky-in-china