NASA Camera Catches Huge Fireball In Pennsylvania
- 9 years ago
On Tuesday, a very large and bright fireball was witnessed in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. Footage of the fireball which was taken by a NASA camera located at Allegheny Observatory near Pittsburgh has been released.
On Tuesday, a large and bright fireball was witnessed in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. Footage of the fireball which was taken by a NASA camera located at Allegheny Observatory near Pittsburgh has been released.
On Facebook, NASA Meteor Watch notes, "A space rock about 2 feet in diameter and weighing roughly 500 pounds entered Earth’s atmosphere above western Pennsylvania."
According to the post, it moved at a speed of 45,000 miles per hour and "flared brighter than the Full Moon" before the camera lost sight of it.
Experts believe there might be meteorites that are scattered east of the town of Kittanning, as the last time it was seen, the fireball was at an altitude of 13 miles above the area.
NASA Meteor Watch further explained, "This celestial visitor
On Tuesday, a large and bright fireball was witnessed in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. Footage of the fireball which was taken by a NASA camera located at Allegheny Observatory near Pittsburgh has been released.
On Facebook, NASA Meteor Watch notes, "A space rock about 2 feet in diameter and weighing roughly 500 pounds entered Earth’s atmosphere above western Pennsylvania."
According to the post, it moved at a speed of 45,000 miles per hour and "flared brighter than the Full Moon" before the camera lost sight of it.
Experts believe there might be meteorites that are scattered east of the town of Kittanning, as the last time it was seen, the fireball was at an altitude of 13 miles above the area.
NASA Meteor Watch further explained, "This celestial visitor