Last Sunday, March 7, a meteor passed over the state of Vermont (United States) and Canada, leaving those who witnessed the event in awe.
According to the NASA Meteor Observatory, eyewitnesses reported seeing a glowing fireball that day around 5:38 pm.
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The meteor first appeared over northern Vermont at an altitude of 84 kilometers, moving northeast at 13 miles per second for a distance of 53 kilometers.
And last but not least, cheek on Beach Hill, in Orleans County, United States.
The Meteor Observatory posted on its Facebook account an image indicating the location of the people who saw the meteorite’s passage (black arrows), as well as its trajectory (defined by the blue arrow).
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According to the observatory reports, “based on more than 100 eyewitness accounts, (the meteorite) does not change its trajectory significantly, but slows it down to 42,000 miles per hour (19 kilometers per second) ”.
The object is believed to be a remnant of an asteroid that is “violently fragmented and a pressure wave that shook the buildings and made the noise heard by those close to the path ”.
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Despite the meteor, this explosion could hardly have caused any vibrations weighed 4.5 kilograms and had one 15 centimeters in diameter
As described by NASA, this was “a fun little fireworks display, courtesy of Mother Nature.”
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