* Astronomy

The southern Transdanubia area of Hungary at the border of Tolna County was shaken by the sound of an explosion Sunday afternoon when a melon-sized meteor apparently hit the ground in Bonyhád. Astronomers are analysing the impact crater, which is two meters deep and seven meters in diameter.
István Tepliczky, secretary of The Hungarian Astronomical Association (Magyar Csillagászati Egyesült), said by analysing the impact marks they concluded that the angle of the meteor made it impossible for people to see, since it came from the west in the exact angle of the setting sun.
Until the analysis is finished, it cannot be confirmed a meteor crashed into Hungary. Tepliczky mentioned that the left side of the crater was slightly above the right side, which proves the impact of an object coming from the west.

"Meteor striking is a very rare phenomenon in the Earth, even though we can find clues in the Solar system. Other planets show shapes caused by cosmic impacts and the crater found at the border of Bonyhád shows a similar one" - Szaniszló Bérczi, professor at ELTE University Department of Materials Physics.

The speed of the meteor was an estimated 10km/sec and the power of the impact destroyed it; meteorites typically evaporate and dissolve into the ground after impact. The meteorite itself won't be found, but its substance can be detected in the sample taken from the ground.

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Original story (Hungarian)