NBCNEWS- 'Rare' meteor triggers sonic boom, brilliant flash over Lake Ontario

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'Rare' meteor triggers sonic boom, brilliant flash over Lake Ontario
“To have something so close to a major city, that's pretty rare,” an expert said.
By Tim Stelloh
Dec. 2, 2020, 10:09 PM EST

A meteor crashed through the Earth’s atmosphere over New York state Wednesday, triggering a thunderous boom and a spectacular flash over Lake Ontario, officials said.

Bill Cooke, who leads NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office, said the meteor made its fiery entry traveling west and clocking speeds of 56,000 mph at 12:08 p.m. ET.

As the meteor broke into pieces at an altitude of 22 miles between Rochester and Syracuse, Cooke said, it created a sonic boom reportedly heard across New York.

Read more @ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rare-meteor-triggers-sonic-boom-brilliant-flash-over-lake-ontario-n1249795

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[Bayard]

1. Cool!

[liberaltrucker]

2. ....

[calimary]

3. Well, that's one approach, anyway.

We’re in the “fiery” part right now. All the way through to burn-out on January 20th.