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Meteor Fragments in Medina County? See the List of 14 Places Where Meteorites Have Been Found Before in Ohio
The meteor produced a pressure wave equivalent to 250 tons of TNT and was visible across multiple states and Ontario, Canada, NASA confirmed.
- On March 17, NASA confirmed a roughly 6-foot, 7-ton asteroid broke apart over Valley City, Ohio, producing a very bright daylight fireball seen shortly before 9 a.m. across northeast Ohio.
- The Geostationary Lightning Mapper detected the meteor, which traveled roughly 34 miles through the upper atmosphere at about 40,000 mph and fragmented near 30 miles above Valley City, releasing energy equivalent to 250 tons of TNT.
- Scientists narrowed the likely debris field to a swath from Hinckley through Richfield and south to Rittman, with most fragments likely 10 to 100 grams though some could reach one kilogram.
- Amateur and experienced meteorite hunters converged on River Styx Park with magnets and poles, while authorities urged careful handling using gloves or foil and contacting scientific organizations for verification.
- With only 14 confirmed Ohio meteorites, any authenticated fragments from Tuesday's northeast Ohio fall would be rare, and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and scientists will analyze them for chemical and mineral clues.
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Meteor Fragments Could Be in Northeast Ohio. Here’s Where to Look
Source: Charushi Chugh / Getty A loud boom shook parts of Northeast Ohio earlier this week. Many residents reported seeing a bright fireball in the sky. NASA later confirmed a meteor entered the atmosphere over Lake Erie. It broke apart as it moved inland. Data shows the meteor fragmented near Valley City. Scientists say debris may have fallen across parts of Medina County. Experts say the debris field likely stretches across several nearby comm…
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