Fireball falling from space, artwork. Meteorites and asteroids that fall towards the Earth encounter extreme friction from Earth's atmosphere, causing

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Fireball falling from space, artwork. Meteorites and asteroids that fall towards the Earth encounter extreme friction from Earth's atmosphere, causing them to heat up and become superbolides, or fireballs.

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Size: 5154px × 3436px
Photo credit: © DETLEV VAN RAVENSWAAY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: artwork, asteroid, astronomical, astronomy, atmosphere, background, ball, black, falling, fire, fireball, illustration, meteor, meteorite, shooting, sky, space, speed, star, superbolide