Meteor Explodes Over Vermont with the Force of 440 Pounds of TNT

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An illustration shows a meteor passing through the atmosphere.

A meteor streaked through the night sky over Vermont on Sunday (March 7), creating a spectacular light show and causing Earth-shaking booms as it burned through the atmosphere.

The meteor’s explosive passage through the atmosphere released the equivalent of 440 pounds (200 kilograms) of TNT, suggesting that the meteor was likely 10 pounds (4.5 kg) and 6 inches (15 centimeters) in diameter, according to NASA Meteor Watch.

The space rock smacked into the atmosphere at about 42,000 mph (68,000 kph), according to NASA. It appeared over the northern part of the state as a bright fireball at 5:38 p.m. EST, just before sunset.

A NASA map shows the approximate path of the meteor over Vermont on March 7, 2021. (Image credit: NASA Meteor Watch)

Local news station WCAX3 reported calls from all over the state after the event, with Vermonters describing a “loud boom and body-rattling vibration” as the meteor passed overhead.

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