Breathtaking CCTV footage of a meteor lighting up the night sky over South Africa has been posted online.

Geologists study a 30-foot wide crater that some claim was caused by a 3-foot meteorite, and others say is just the work of pranksters. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

Yesterday afternoon, near 19, the inhabitants of Mendoza, La Pampa, San Luis, and Cordoba saw a meteorite coming down the sky. It finally desintegrated with a loud explosion before it hit the earth. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)