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Dulcinea

(10,036 posts) Wed Mar 18, 2026, 04:38 PM 2 hrs ago

NASA Confirms Loud Boom Triggered By Asteroid Seen Over At Least 10 States

(The Weather Channel) A loud boom heard across Cleveland on Tuesday morning, and NASA has confirmed that it was caused by an asteroid that was 6 feet in size weighed roughly 7 tons.

"Heard the loudest boom just now in northeast OH. People heard it as far as Avon. What was that? Meteor? @NWSCLE," wrote @jacecraftmiller on X.

https://weather.com/science/space/news/2026-03-17-cleveland-boom-meteor-national-weather-service

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NASA Confirms Loud Boom Triggered By Asteroid Seen Over At Least 10 States (Original Post) Dulcinea 2 hrs ago OP

I wonder if the entire meteorite burned up wnylib 1 hr ago #1

wnylib

(25,818 posts)

1. I wonder if the entire meteorite burned up

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2026, 05:16 PM

1 hr ago

in the atmosphere or if any fragments hit the ground.

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