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Rare 'daytime fireball' creates powerful sonic boom as 7-ton smeteor explodes above eastern US
A fridge-size space rock spectacularly broke apart over Ohio at 40,000 mph, creating a loud boom and a rare "fireball" that shone in the bright blue daytime sky. The rare sight, which exploded with the equivalent force of 250 tons of TNT,
MEDINA COUNTY, Ohio – The tiny black specks of rock that 10-year-old Mason Betsa held in his palm in River Styx Park on Wednesday may have been smaller than bacon bits. But to him, he was holding the universe in his hands.
The National Weather Service has said the latest imaging suggests "the boom was a result of a meteor."
A meteor streaked over Northeast Ohio Tuesday morning, causing a loud boom. Experts say some fragments may have reached the ground.
NASA has confirmed the loud, booming sound heard near Cleveland on Tuesday morning was caused by an asteroid — which was approximately six feet in diameter and weighed roughly seven tons. According to the National Weather Service,
Here's where to hunt for large, medium and small meteorites.
A meteor explosion over Northeast Ohio dazzled residents and scattered fragments, sparking a hunt for meteorite pieces in Medina County.
A suspected meteor that fell from the sky over the Cleveland area shook homes and startled residents who heard a boom that some compared to an explosion.