Pictures and videos show meteor streaking across the sky in Mexico and exploding in ball of fire

The object 'very likely' disintegrated before touching the ground, Mexican authorities said.

According to Mexico's Department of Seismology and Volcanism of the Institute of Geological and Atmospheric Research the meteor entered the atmosphere above central regions of the country at 8:18 p.m. local time.

SIMMSA said that the object"very likely" disintegrated before touching the ground. The department posted a webcam video taken from the Torre Latinoamericana in downtown Mexico City showing the meteor producing a bright flash. This explosion is the result of friction with the Earth's atmosphere, which could have caused the object to disintegrate.

Así captó la cámara de la Torre Latinoamericana con vista al poniente, el bólido que entró a la atmósfera a las 20:18 horas del centro de México. La explosión es producto de la fricción con la atmósfera terrestre que provoca en muchas ocasiones la desintegración del

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