Meteorite engraving from a parachute

Meteorite engraving from a parachute after performing the jump, passed him and got in his video camera .

This surprising fact is considered historic , being the first time is videotaped , the passage of a meteor from the air. Anders Helstrup was launched from a small plane, and after his parachute, a meteorite of 5 kilos of weight, became very close at high speed, at 1,200 feet high opening. Images were collected by the camera wearing the helmet .

The truth is that the parachutist did not realize what happened until later time when I saw the scene recorded . The video, although it was in 2012 , and now is when Norwegian television has made ​​public, is sweeping the social networks and news television spots .

The time recorded is known as " dark flight " when a meteorite, after entering the atmosphere and partially disintegrate, cooled again , surviving a small fragment, it is not bright.

Here we can see the video of the meteorite , recorded in flight.