US EditionNASA confirms ‘boom’ in Ohio was 17,000-pound meteor
A 7-ton asteroid fragmented over northern Ohio, releasing energy equal to 250 tons of TNT and generating sonic booms felt across multiple states, NASA confirmed.
- 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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