Scientists confirm ‘fireball’ over Texas was a meteor (2012/12/10)
末日火流星
隨著馬雅預言中的12月21號末日來臨，只要有任何異象，都會讓人聯想到末日。美國德州日前出現一顆大火球劃過空中，讓不少民眾人心惶惶，直覺聯想到末日。不過科學家認為，這應該只是一顆比較大的流星，無須大驚小怪。
美國德州休士頓一帶的上空，日前出現這樣的畫面，一顆巨大火球劃過空中，還拖著長長的尾巴。好奇的民眾都在猜，這究竟是什麼東西。
[[當地民眾]]
“就像幽浮在空中照相，留下一道閃光”
[[當地民眾]]
“我的同事都在問，你有聽說今天早上的一道閃光嗎? ，我心想...閃光.. ，這很重要嗎?”
從外太空看，這顆火球看起來就像一顆電燈泡。科學家研判，應該只是體積比較大的流星，因為高速穿過大氣層，摩擦燃燒，才會在空中留下火球般的痕跡。
[[休士頓自然科學博物館]]
“因為它飛行速度很快，穿越了大氣層 才出現亮光”
只是，由於馬雅預言的末日就快到來，民眾只要想到末日，加上難以理解的異象，心裡還是會毛毛的。
A recent bright flash in the Texas sky led many to speculate it may be an indicator of the coming Mayan doomsday on December 21. But scientists believe a simpler explanation, saying its nothing but a meteor and there’s nothing to be worried about.
A huge fireball-like object with a long tail was spotted in the sky over Houston, Texas, immediately leading to lots of speculation.
Like a UFO taking a picture of the sky. Like a big flash.
My coworkers were talking about “Did you hear about the flash this morning?” I am like “Flash, should I be concerned?”
From outer space, the fireball looks like a light bulb. Scientists believe the flash is just simply a larger meteor, which passed through the atmosphere at lightning speed. The friction caused burning and left a fireball-like trace in the sky.
Houston Museum of Natural Science
It’s going so fast that it actually gets through the atmosphere that makes the glow.
Since the Mayan doomsday is nearing, many people were unsettled by this unusual phenomenon in the sky.
資料來源：民視英語新聞
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