![Meteor fireball lights up night sky in Japan on August 19 [Update: Calculated total impact energy 1.6 kt of TNT]](/img/370de1bdf694da3c70995a3fbdada7947d62f183f2f2e585181df44fb9ff4208)
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Meteor fireball lights up night sky in Japan on August 19 [Update: Calculated total impact energy 1.6 kt of TNT]
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Sott.net - Fire in the Sky
A fireball lit up the sky across many parts of southern Japan on Tuesday evening.Live cameras at locations across parts of Kyushu and Shikoku captured the white fireball as it illuminated the sky shortly after 23:00 local time (15:00 BST).The fireball was produced after dust or asteroid fragments burnt up in the atmosphere, according to experts cited by local media.
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