08/10/2022
The color of a meteor 🌠
The color of light that the meteors produce depends on their chemical composition.
Different chemicals in the meteors produce different colors as they burn up while entering the Earth’s atmosphere.🌎
Here are examples of which chemical element causes a particular color 👇
🟠 Orange-yellow — sodium;
🟡 Yellow — iron;
🔵 Blue-green — magnesium;
🟣 Violet — calcium;
🔴 Red — atmospheric nitrogen and oxygen.
❗ By the way, the speed at which the meteor enters the Earth’s atmosphere can also affect the color. The faster a meteor moves, the more intense the color may appear.
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