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NASA confirms ‘boom’ in Ohio was 17,000-pound meteor
The meteor released energy equivalent to 250 tons of TNT when it fragmented, causing a shock wave felt across several states, NASA and the National Weather Service said.
- NASA confirmed on Tuesday that a 7-ton meteor lit up the skies and caused a loud boom across northeast Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania and New York.
- Traveling at around 45,000 mph, the small asteroid nearly 6 feet across fragmented over Valley City, Medina County, releasing energy equal to around 250 tons of TNT.
- GOES-19 Geostationary Lightning Mapper imagery and videos from NWS Pittsburgh and Olmsted Falls recorded the fireball, with reports beginning at about 9 a.m. Tuesday.
- NASA said fragments continued south and produced meteorites in Medina County, Ohio, while homes shook and items fell but officials reported no injuries.
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The deflagration caused by the explosion of a meteor in Ohio, United States, on Tuesday, March 17, surprised the inhabitants of this state.
A meteor entered Earth's atmosphere over Ohio with a massive explosion, the fireball was visible from several states.
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Rare 'daytime fireball' meteor creates powerful sonic boom as 7-ton space rock explodes above eastern US
A fridge-size space rock spectacularly broke apart over Ohio at 40,000 mph, creating a loud boom and a "fireball" that shone in the bright blue daytime sky. The rare sight, which exploded with the equivalent force of 250 tons of TNT, was also seen from space.
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