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Climate, Weather and Health
History meets Science
Meteorology Beyond Borders
αἴξ
see also:
fire ball (meteor)
Aristotle METE
αἴξ
Lucretius DRN
Seneca NQ
References for Greek and Latin
Modern Description
written by Susanne M Hoffmann
The technical term "fireball" refers to a tremendously bright meteor; technical term: "bolide". A meteor is a commonly called "shooting star" but has nothing to do with stars. It is light emitted by air in the higher atmosphere; the air is heated by tiny particles from the solar system.
Further Remarks
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