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Record 1 1985-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronomy
  • Planets
OBS

The fireball is often described as moving in a sinuous course; this motion is probably due to the breaking off of sizable fragments, sometimes described as "throwing off sparks", while a break into two or more pieces of comparable size is usually described as an explosion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronomie
  • Planètes
CONT

Après avoir parcouru une trajectoire plus ou moins étendue, en faisant une traînée lumineuse [les météorites] explosent et lancent des éclats dans plusieurs directions. Il arrive même que des (...) fragments résultant de leur explosion atteignent le sol (...) (ENCIL, 1968, vol. 6, p. 2222).

Spanish

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