Had it not been for the clouds, the half-ton fireball would have been easily visible in the daytime. According to NASA estimates, Its brightness was 100 times greater than that of the full moon. After the massive explosion, the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh suggested that the most likely explanation was a “meteor explosion.”
Powerful meteor explodes over Pittsburgh
NASA’s Meteor Watch confirmed the meteor eruption in a Facebook post, and wrote that a nearby infrasound station recorded a meteor shock wave as it disintegrated, causing sonic thunder.
The data made it possible to estimate the energy emitted as approximately 30 tons (27,200 kg) of TNT.
Shannon Hefferan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, told Tribune-Review that satellite data recorded flashes over Washington County just before 4:00 p.m. 11.30 Jan 1, A Officials believe it was caused by a meteor ‘falling into the atmosphere’. Hefferan reported that a similar incident occurred on September 17 in Hardy County, West Virginia.
Report this to residents of South Hills and other areas They hear loud noises and feel their homes vibrating and rattling. Allegheny County officials said they confirmed there was no seismic activity, thunder and lightning.
US residents around the meteor explosion
– An anonymous man wrote, quoted by the newspaper “The Guardian” on social networking sites.
According to a Pittsburgh resident cited by the New York Times, a meteor explosion reminded her of getting too close when setting off fireworks and a “chest rattling” sensation.
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