According to Russia Today, the Dashcam (a video camera installed on the dashboard or in the windshield of the car and used to continuously record the view of the road, traffic, etc. through the windshield of the car) recorded the meteor flying towards Earth, in eastern Travis County. It is located in south-central Texas, near the city of Austin.
The meteor can be seen traveling behind clouds illuminated by an apparently green light, falling from the sky in a vertical line.
The Travis County Sheriff’s Office shared the footage on Twitter and confirmed that the celestial event occurred on Thursday, February 17th.
It is possible that the meteor appears green as a result of various factors, as the dominant composition of the meteorites can play an important role in the observed colors of the fireball, with some elements displaying distinctive colors when they evaporate. For example, sodium produces a bright yellow color, nickel appears green and magnesium blue and white, the American Meteorite Society says on its website.
The meteorite’s speed also plays an important role, because a higher level of kinetic energy will intensify certain colors compared to others.
Often meteorites burn completely, but sometimes meteorites can be found at the site of the impact, while it is not yet clear if there is any debris from this meteorite that fell to Earth.
A meteor caught on dash cam! How cool is THAT?! pic.twitter.com/8jsEhchknY
— Travis County SO (@TravisCoSheriff) February 25, 2022