Did you hear it? Or maybe you saw it?A 6-foot, 7-ton asteroid produced a bright daylight fireball in the sky Tuesday, with sightings coming in from multiple states.The event took place around 8 a.m. The American Meteor Society shares it received more than 100 reports from several states including Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Illinois and more.According to NASA, the 7-ton asteroid was first spotted about 50 miles above Lake Erie, moving east at about 40,000 miles an hour. The fireball was caused by a small asteroid nearly 6 feet in diameter and weighing about 7 tons.The meteor traveled about 34 miles through the atmosphere before fragmenting 30 miles over Valley City, which is north of Medina.The fragments moved south, producing meteorites around Medina County.The noise coming from the meteor traveled faster than the speed of sound. NASA shared the asteroid unleashed an energy of 250 tons of TNT when it fragmented, which is what caused the booms and loud noises heard by many. It was loud enough to even shake houses. The fireball was even captured on NOAA satellites. According to NASA, an asteroid is a small rocky object that orbits the Sun. Asteroids are smaller than a planet, but they are larger than the pebble-size objects we call meteoroids. A meteor is what happens when a meteoroid – a small piece of an asteroid or comet – burns up upon entering Earth’s atmosphere, creating a streak of light in the sky.Do you have images or videos of the meteor, send it to our web desk by emailing newsdesk@wlwt.comThe NWS Pittsburgh posted a video captured by one of their employees, showing the large fireball streak across the sky. See the video in the player below
CINCINNATI —
Did you hear it? Or maybe you saw it?
A 6-foot, 7-ton asteroid produced a bright daylight fireball in the sky Tuesday, with sightings coming in from multiple states.
The event took place around 8 a.m. The American Meteor Society shares it received more than 100 reports from several states including Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Illinois and more.
According to NASA, the 7-ton asteroid was first spotted about 50 miles above Lake Erie, moving east at about 40,000 miles an hour. The fireball was caused by a small asteroid nearly 6 feet in diameter and weighing about 7 tons.
The meteor traveled about 34 miles through the atmosphere before fragmenting 30 miles over Valley City, which is north of Medina.
The fragments moved south, producing meteorites around Medina County.
The noise coming from the meteor traveled faster than the speed of sound. NASA shared the asteroid unleashed an energy of 250 tons of TNT when it fragmented, which is what caused the booms and loud noises heard by many. It was loud enough to even shake houses.
The fireball was even captured on NOAA satellites.
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According to NASA, an asteroid is a small rocky object that orbits the Sun. Asteroids are smaller than a planet, but they are larger than the pebble-size objects we call meteoroids. A meteor is what happens when a meteoroid – a small piece of an asteroid or comet – burns up upon entering Earth’s atmosphere, creating a streak of light in the sky.
Do you have images or videos of the meteor, send it to our web desk by emailing newsdesk@wlwt.com
The NWS Pittsburgh posted a video captured by one of their employees, showing the large fireball streak across the sky. See the video in the player below