1-Meter Meteor Breaks Up Off Massachusetts Coast, Debris May Have Fallen Into Cape Cod Bay
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Summary
A 1-meter meteor entered Earth's atmosphere off the coast of Massachusetts, releasing energy equivalent to 300 tons of TNT. Radar data suggests debris may have fallen into Cape Cod Bay, potentially qualifying it as a meteorite. The event was heard by residents in the Northeast United States.
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· 3 pulledIf you're located in the Northeast United States and thought you heard an explosion yesterday afternoon, it wasn't just your imagination
multiple sources have now confirmed that a 1 meter (3 foot) meteor entered the Earth's atmosphere and broke up in the air off the coast of Massachusetts, releasing the energy equivalent of 300 tons of TNT
The latest update from NASA says it might actually qualify as a meteorite, with radar data indicating that debris from the space rock may have fallen into Cape Cod Bay
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