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Dulcinea

(10,036 posts)
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 04:38 PM 18 hrs ago

NASA Confirms Loud Boom Triggered By Asteroid Seen Over At Least 10 States

(The Weather Channel) A loud boom heard across Cleveland on Tuesday morning, and NASA has confirmed that it was caused by an asteroid that was 6 feet in size weighed roughly 7 tons.

"Heard the loudest boom just now in northeast OH. People heard it as far as Avon. What was that? Meteor? @NWSCLE," wrote @jacecraftmiller on X.

https://weather.com/science/space/news/2026-03-17-cleveland-boom-meteor-national-weather-service

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NASA Confirms Loud Boom Triggered By Asteroid Seen Over At Least 10 States (Original Post) Dulcinea 18 hrs ago OP
I wonder if the entire meteorite burned up wnylib 17 hrs ago #1
Metallic fragments were bound to hit the ground. lastlib 15 hrs ago #2

wnylib

(25,825 posts)
1. I wonder if the entire meteorite burned up
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 05:16 PM
17 hrs ago

in the atmosphere or if any fragments hit the ground.

lastlib

(28,140 posts)
2. Metallic fragments were bound to hit the ground.
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 07:23 PM
15 hrs ago

Maybe not of any size--who knows what the composition of it was?

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