Experts believe the meteor measured about two feet in diameter and weighed about one-thousand pounds.
flash of light and loud boom reportedIn a press release, the administration said that based on preliminary information from several sources, experts believe the meteor measured about two feet in diameter and weighed about 1,000 pounds.It broke into fragments at an altitude of 21 miles.The American Meteor Society posted a photo of a meteorite in Texas saying it was the third meteorite found within three days. The others were discovered in France and Italy..
According to NASA, small asteroids enter the atmosphere above the continental United States about once or twice a year and send meteorites to the ground. “The meteor seen in the skies above McAllen is a reminder of the need for NASA and other organizations to increase our understanding and protection of Earth, to combine scientific and engineering expertise to advance human space exploration, to integrate terrestrial and planetary research for furthering our understanding of the solar system, and to promote successful space missions by mitigating risk,” NASA said in a press release.
A Google Earth map shows the strewn field area for meteorites after a meteoroid entered the Earth's atmosphere near McAllen on Feb. 15, 2023 The National Weather Service’s office in Goodland, Kansas, captured a “small swarm of meteors” during the early hours of Sunday, February 19. Footage posted to the NWS Goodland Twitter page shows the group of meteors and stars traveling over northwest Kansas, on Sunday morning.Julie Moreno has worked in local television news for more than 20 years. She came to KSAT as a news producer in 2000. After producing thousands of newscasts, she transitioned to the digital team in 2015.
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