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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/485/meteor.mp3' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Meteor Explodes in Skies Over Thailand' data-article-id='843'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6395'>A meteor exploded over the sky in Thailand in a bright streak of gold.</span> <span data-start-time='6395' data-end-time='10771'>Meteors are also known as falling stars. </span> <span data-start-time='10771' data-end-time='15964'>This meteor crashed through the Earth's atmosphere in the daytime. </span> <span data-start-time='15964' data-end-time='22971'>It was recorded on many video cameras that drivers keep on the dashboards of their cars.</span> <span data-start-time='' data-end-time=''></span> <span data-start-time='22971' data-end-time='38934'>It is a normal occurrence, but the meteor this morning was especially big and very bright, explained Voravit Tanvuttibundit, an adviser to the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand, to AFP on Monday.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='38934' data-end-time='47211'>He said he witnessed the meteor around 8:40 a.m. local time, or 0140 UTC.</span> <span data-start-time='47211' data-end-time='55533'>A meteor weighing 10,000 tons exploded above the Ural Mountains in October 2013. </span> <span data-start-time='55533' data-end-time='59592'>It was recorded on many dashcams in Russia. </span> <span data-start-time='59592' data-end-time='69002'>It left meteor debris -- rocks from space -- over a wide area. More than 1,000 people were injured.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='69002' data-end-time='71088'>I'm Jonathan Evans.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/485/meteor_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=4097 data-hint-location='59592' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/485/what_does_debris_mean.m4a'>What does debris mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='fragments or pieces that are scattered'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/485/the_main_idea.m4a'><span>the main idea</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/485/a_long_thin_line.m4a'><span>a long thin line</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/485/fragments_or_pieces_that_are_scattered.m4a'><span>fragments or pieces that are scattered</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/485/the_panel_or_shelf_inside_the_windshielf_of_a_car.m4a'><span>the panel or shelf inside the windshielf of a car</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=4098 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/485/where_did_the_meteor_explode.m4a'>Where did the meteor explode?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Thailand '><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/485/italy.m4a'><span>Italy</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/485/thailand_.m4a'><span>Thailand </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/485/china.m4a'><span>China</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/485/cambodia.m4a'><span>Cambodia</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=4099 data-hint-location='6395' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/485/meteors_are_also_known_as__blank_.m4a'>Meteors are also known as <span class='blank'>falling stars</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='falling stars'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/485/moons.m4a'><span>moons</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/485/stars.m4a'><span>stars</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/485/black_holes.m4a'><span>black holes</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/485/falling_stars.m4a'><span>falling stars</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
A meteor exploded over the sky in Thailand in a bright streak of gold.Meteors are also known as falling stars. This meteor crashed through the Earth's atmosphere in the daytime. It was recorded on many video cameras that drivers keep on the dashboards of their cars.It is a normal occurrence, but the meteor this morning was especially big and very bright, explained Voravit Tanvuttibundit, an adviser to the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand, to AFP on Monday.
He said he witnessed the meteor around 8:40 a.m. local time, or 0140 UTC.A meteor weighing 10,000 tons exploded above the Ural Mountains in October 2013. It was recorded on many dashcams in Russia. It left meteor debris -- rocks from space -- over a wide area. More than 1,000 people were injured.
