"The fireball caused by a small asteroid nearly 6 feet in diameter and weighing about 7 tons moved south-east at 45,000 mph before fragmenting over Valley City, a Nasa post read. The fragments continued on to the south, producing meteorites in the vicinity of Medina county, Ohio."
"The meteor entered the atmosphere at about 9am local time on Tuesday, producing a sonic boom felt across a wide swath of northern Ohio and beyond. Reports poured in from Cleveland and other sectors as far east as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and into New York state."
"Most space rocks smaller than a football field will break apart in Earth's atmosphere, according to Nasa's website, though on very rare occasions they may explode in the air."
A meteor entered Earth's atmosphere over Ohio at approximately 9am on Tuesday, producing a sonic boom detected across northern Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. The meteor, a small asteroid nearly 6 feet in diameter weighing about 7 tons, traveled southeast at 45,000 mph before fragmenting over Valley City, Ohio. Residents reported hearing loud sounds resembling fireworks and thunder. NASA confirmed the event through data analysis, placing initial visibility above Lake Erie, with fragments potentially creating meteorites near Medina County. The National Weather Service verified the incident using satellite data. Most of the meteor burned up in the atmosphere, though small fragments may have survived. Approximately 17,000 meteorites fall to Earth annually, with most space rocks smaller than a football field disintegrating during atmospheric entry.
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