Brightly burning meteor seen across wide areas of Japan as it hurtled towards Earth
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Save A burning meteor was seen plunging from the sky in Japan. Photo / Twitter@nhk_news
A brightly burning meteor was seen plunging from the sky in wide areas of Japan, capturing attention on television and social media.
The meteor glowed strongly as it rapidly descended through the Earth's atmosphere on Sunday.
Many people in western Japan reported on social media seeing the rare sight.
NHK
public television said its cameras in the central prefectures of Aichi, Mie and elsewhere captured the fireball in the southern sky.
