A meteor over Ohio caused a large boom that jolted people as far away as Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning, Nasa has confirmed.
The meteor entered the atmosphere at about 9am local time on Tuesday, producing a sonic boom felt across a wide swath of northern Ohio and beyond. Reports poured in from Cleveland and other sectors as far east as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and into New York state.
Bill Cook, a Nasa spokesperson, confirmed the meteor was spotted near Medina to News5 Cleveland. “I woke up this morning, and the sky fell, so I feel like Chicken Little right now,” Cooke said.
Cooke said the meteor was moving at 45,000mph, “which is fast for a human but slow for a meteor”.
Nasa’s meteoroid environment office said the asteroid was 2m in diameter and weighed about 6 tons. Despite the weight, Nasa noted it is still considered a small asteroid.
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