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Meteor explodes over US with blast equivalent to 300 tonnes of TNT

Meteor explodes over US with blast equivalent to 300 tonnes of TNT

  • NASA spokespersons said the meteor was traveling at about 120,700 kph and likely fragmented about 40 km above the ground
  • The American Meteor Society said that the booms people heard were actually caused by the meteor's entering the atmosphere
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Aliens, apocalypse, lightning? ... No, just a meteor rocking Michigan

Aliens, apocalypse, lightning? ... No, just a meteor rocking Michigan

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Did you see the fiery streaks in the sky over the Gulf on Monday? Here is what you saw

Did you see the fiery streaks in the sky over the Gulf on Monday? Here is what you saw

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