MTSAT Imager: Meteor Trail

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Meteor Trail over Russia on February 15, 2013

An oblique view using 0.73 um visible channel images from the Japanese MTSAT-2 satellite revealed that the stratospheric component of the meteor trail could be seen for as long as 9 hours with the aid of illumination from the sun. Click the 'gear' to select HD.