Beagle 2's Parachute Cord
2011-Aug-30, 02:51 PM
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2030428/Meteorite-Peru-leaves-forest-fires-wake-Cusco.html
This video from Peru has been doing the rounds, and seems to be unquestioningly reported as a meteor/meteorite (it even "caused forest fires" :think: ). To me it just looks like a jet contrail illuminated by the sun. Initially the video was reported as being shot at 2pm but it turns out it was 4.50pm or thereabouts (and 10 days earlier than originally reported) which puts it a little over an hour before sunset.
This video from Peru has been doing the rounds, and seems to be unquestioningly reported as a meteor/meteorite (it even "caused forest fires" :think: ). To me it just looks like a jet contrail illuminated by the sun. Initially the video was reported as being shot at 2pm but it turns out it was 4.50pm or thereabouts (and 10 days earlier than originally reported) which puts it a little over an hour before sunset.