NASA, meteor and TNT
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Want to try and find a piece of the meteor that plunged into Cape Cod Bay over the weekend? NASA suggests using a magnet.
The meteorite that caused a sonic boom heard throughout Massachusetts on Saturday landed "right in the middle of Cape Cod Bay," NASA researchers say.
NASA has confirmed that a bright fireball meteor exploded in the sky over New England on Saturday (May 30), releasing the equivalent energy of about 230 tons of TNT and generating a sonic boom heard across multiple U.S. states and two Canadian provinces.
Scientists say meteorites may have splashed down into Cape Cod Bay on May 30—and could be within reach of those with a boat, rope and magnet.
NASA said the energy released when the meteor broke up was equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT.
NASA shared new details on the size and path of the meteor on Monday, upgrading the size of the object and revealing how far it flew before exploding.
A five-foot in diameter meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere at approximately 42,000 miles-per-hour Saturday, producing a meteorite that fell into Cape Cod<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More
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