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Meteors seem to be raining down on New Zealand, but why are some bright green?

By Jack Baggaley, Professor Emeritus Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury

The green glow of an aurora is caused by oxygen ions in the upper atmosphere. Some meteors can glow in this way, too, but only if they are extremely fast.

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