NASA Says Meteor Breakup Over New England Was Behind Loud Boom
According to reports citing the US space agency, witnesses along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-19 satellite observed a bright fireball at 2:06 p.m. local time (1806 GMT), captured as it streaked across the sky.
The object broke apart at an altitude of roughly 40 miles (64 kilometers) above northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire, NASA said.
“The energy released at breakup is estimated to be equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT, which accounts for the loud noise,”
NASA explained that its findings were based on satellite data combined with eyewitness reports submitted to the American Meteor Society.
Residents across eastern Massachusetts, including Boston and nearby areas, reported a sudden explosion-like sound that shook homes and led to multiple emergency calls.
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