Here's Where NASA Says Meteorite that Thousands Heard over Massachusetts May Have Landed
NASA said radar data points to the 3-foot-wide meteorite’s possible landing site in Cape Cod Bay after a boom heard by thousands.
- On Saturday, a 3-foot-wide meteorite caused a loud boom heard across Massachusetts and the Northeast, with NASA officials stating the object likely landed in Cape Cod Bay after analyzing National Weather Service radar data.
- Robert Lundsford, the Fireball Program Monitor with the American Meteor Society, reported dozens of accounts from Delaware to Montreal describing a double boom and bright fireball, which he said was 'definitely bigger than a normal fireball.'
- At 2:11 p.m. Saturday, NOAA's GOES-19 weather satellite recorded a burst over the Massachusetts coast. NASA clarifies that an object is classified as a meteorite only when it survives entering Earth's atmosphere at 'high speed and burns up' to hit the ground.
- Because the meteorite is likely magnetic and the water depth is only about 100 feet, StormTeam 5 meteorologist A.J. Burnett said 'somebody with a really long rope and a really long magnet, could fish up some pieces of this.'
- State officials, the Weston Observatory, and the U.S. Geological Survey are reviewing the event as authorities work to confirm the impact site and gather more information regarding the boom heard across the region.
39 Articles
39 Articles
Meteorite that rattled New England with explosion ‘equivalent to 300 tons of TNT’ landed in Cape Cod bay
The meteorite fragmented just after 2 p.m. on Saturday, roughly 40 miles above northeast Massachusetts and southeast New Hampshire, NASA posted on social media.
NASA dubs falling meteorite a ‘fishy squisher’ due to where it landed
5-foot meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere, sending meteorite falling into Cape Cod Bay, NASA says - Boston News, Weather, Sports
A five-foot in diameter meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere at approximately 42,000 miles-per-hour Saturday, producing a meteorite that fell into Cape Cod Bay and a sonic boom that was heard throughout New England, NASA confirmed on Monday. NASA said the meteor entered the atmosphere near the New Hampshire border, but cloudy conditions blocked those on the ground in the state from seeing it. The fireball was captured on video in New York. The flyi…
‘I felt a vibration’: Resident describes powerful meteor explosion over Massachusetts
A Massachusetts resident described feeling her apartment shake after a meteor exploded high above New England, releasing energy equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT, according to NASA.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 83% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium













