“It’s like looking out the windshield of your car,” he said. “You get more bugs on your windshield because that’s the direction you’re moving.”
Lattis also said that scientists will likely be able to calculate the speed, altitude, and exact direction of the meteor. And even its place of origin in the solar system.
“They’re almost always more related to the asteroid belt, these extremely bright ones,” he said. “It clearly was bright enough to collect a lot of attention.”
Lattis said half of all meteors streak across the sky during the day and three quarters fly over the ocean. This large meteor alert will not be the last. And he encourages everyone to keep looking at the stars.
“It’s just a matter of time. If you watch the sky long enough, you will see plenty of meteors and even some bright ones,” Lattis said. “It’s a reminder that we should all keep an eye on the great things happening in the sky.”
