by A fireball or a bright meteorite was seen on Thursday in the southeast of the United States and later exploded via Georgia, which means that according to residents of the residents in the region, so loudly NASA.
The American Meteor Society said that at 12:25 p.m. ET she received more than 160 reports on a fireball viewing of observers in Georgia and South Carolina. The meteor was first seen at a height of 48 miles above the city of Oxford, Georgia, and moved to the southwest with 30,000 miles per hour, said Bill Cooke, a lead in the Meteoroid environmental office of NASA.
The fireball later exploded 27 miles over West Forest, Georgia, and released an energy of around 20 tons of TNT. Cooke said the fireball had a diameter of 3 feet and weighed more than £ 2,000).
“The resulting pressure wave spread to the ground and creates booms that many have heard in this area,” said Cooke in an explanation.
This NOAA satellite image, which is shared by NASA, shows where a meteorite was stripped through the sky over Georgia. Sights were also reported in the neighboring South Carolina. / Credit: Noaa/ NASA
When a space rock penetrates the atmosphere alone and burns, it is referred to as a meteor. It is a meteorite when it survives the trip and contacts the floor before burning. According to NASA, those who appear particularly bright are fire balls.
This daylight ball on Thursday could be a member of the Beta Taurid Meteor Shower, which also includes meteors, which are rarely seen and are usually active around June 25 from late June to early July, said Robert Lunsford from the American Meteor Society.
“I would estimate that we will receive reports on a daylight event from all over the world,” Lunsford told CBS News. “I would say one [of] All 700 fireball events include a fireball that can be seen during daylight hours. So these events are rare and most people go for a lifetime without seeing you. “
A Fireball in the evening was seen in February 2024 over long sections of the eastern USA and in parts of Canada.
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