2014 Ontario fireball
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. On 4 May 2014 around 4:17pm (EDT) a daylight bolide occurred near Ontario.[1][2] The meteoroid was estimated to be roughly 50–100 centimetres (20–39 inches) in diameter.[1] The air burst was estimated to be equivalent to approximately 10–20 tons of TNT.[1] The meteor was first seen in Peterborough and traveled on a southwest-to-northeast trajectory.[1][2] A meteor of this size impacts Earth about twice a week.[1]
The meteor was large enough that it may have generated meteorites.[3] A strewn field has not yet been located but would be downstream after dark flight. Weather radar returns suggest that the meteorite(s) may have landed near Codrington.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (Event #1062)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Marc Fries (Galactic Analytics LLC) on Facebook
- ↑ (meteorobs) Daylight fireball over Canada and N.E. U.S.
External links
- Streaking fireball, loud blast may have been meteor
- Bright daytime meteor seen over Canada and U.S. Northeast
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