The burnt meteorite lit up the sky of Brazil

The camera was installed by Carlos Fernando Jung, a scientist at the Brazilian Meteor Observation Network, capturing the meteorite moment that appeared early on April 12.

It rushed through the atmosphere and caught fire, forming a sphere of light in the sky.

It rushed through the atmosphere and caught fire, forming a sphere of light in the sky. Experts estimate that meteors caught fire at an altitude of about 36km on the Atlantic Ocean.

Meteors are fragments in the universe, often derived from exploding asteroids. The majority of Earth's meteorites come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. They are often made up of stone, iron and some other substances from outer space.

Scientists found and collected 5-10 pieces of meteorites each year. Most meteorites are burned down in the atmosphere, only a few are large enough to cause collisions. The largest intact meteorite ever discovered was named Boha. It is 2.7 meters long, weighs about 66 tons and is located in Namibia.