Long-exposure image of a fireball (bright meteor) train in the atmosphere. When a meteoroid blasts through the atmosphere, it violently compresses the air, heating it up. The heat ionizes the gases. Then as the electrons slowly recombine with the atoms, they emit light. | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / AMIRREZA KAMKAR |
Taille de l’image : | 5166 px × 3444 px |
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