‘Spooky Meteor Noises’ Reproduced and Explained by Scientists | Video

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By Steve Spaleta | March 3, 2017 12:20pm ET

“Photoacoustic coupling” may be behind strange sounds accompanying or even preceding a bright meteor soaring through Earth’s atmosphere. Scientists reproduced sounds based on the measured brightness of a fireball that was observed in Dec. 2014 for the study.  

credit : Space.com/Spalding et al./Sandia National Laboratories/Pavel Spurny/Czech Fireball Network/Scientific Reports/edited by @SteveSpaleta

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