Search on for debris from 'green fireball' meteor

“It’s possible that some parts of the meteor might have fallen onto the Earth’s surface,” said Boonrucksar Soonthornthum, executive director of the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Narit).
“We will try to find them and collect them for further studies”.
The green fireball was visible to the naked eye in many parts of the country on Monday night, delighting and surprising onlookers.
Boonrucksar believes the meteor consisted of chromium or magnesium, which made it appear like a green fireball. He said it might have exploded between 60 and 100 kilometres from the Earth’s surface.
“It’s the first green fireball seen here,” he said.
Although he thinks some pieces of the meteor might have landed on the Earth’s surface, he said the space rock should have no serious impact on people or animals.
“There may have been some minor impact from the sonic boom,” he said.
Worawit Tanwuthibandit, a scholar who studies astronomy and is an adviser to an observatory in Chachoengsao province, said asteroids pose a big threat when crashing into the Earth only if they are big in size.
The last asteroid that travelled near the Earth was Asteroid 2015 TB145, which came closest on October 31. The distance between it and the Earth was still around 499,000 kilometres.
“It must have been at least 280 metres in diameter and travelled at a speed of 126,000 kilometres per hour,” Worawit said.