Wait…North Korea Missile? No, Just Meteorite Fireball Explodes Near Detroit (Video)
A meteorite exploded in the night sky about 40 miles northeast of Detroit, on January 16. This information was confirmed by US Geological Survey.
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The meteorite exploded in the sky on Tuesday night and evoked a huge wave of panic. The bright light explosion was seen by the residents of Michigan. Moreover, it caused enough force to register as a magnitude-2.0 earthquake.
It exploded about 40 miles northeast of Detroit:
Source:Â earthquake.usgs.gov
The white light boom was followed by a loud noise and was captured by a few witnesses:
Did you see the meteor!? How cool. Mike Austin sends this video from Southern Michigan. It lit up the sky for a few seconds! pic.twitter.com/jWx1xF6b0q
— Matt Rudkin (@MattRudkinWSBT) January 17, 2018
I got lucky tonight! @wwmtnews pic.twitter.com/yD2NWonUv6
— Zack Lawler (@z_lawler) January 17, 2018
The NWS stated it was “a likely meteor”:
After reviewing several observational datasets, the NWS can confirm the flash and boom was NOT thunder or lightning, but instead a likely meteor. We continue to monitor feeds from astronomical agencies for official confirmation of a meteor. #miwx
— NWS Detroit (@NWSDetroit) January 17, 2018
But NASA caught the flash by its lightning mapper and called this meteorite “a fireball” and “a space rock that becomes so hot it glows when it passes into Earth’s atmosphere,” which is more likely to have happened:
The Geostationary Lightning Mapper aboard @NOAA‘s #GOES16 may have detected the #fireball that occurred over SE Michigan this evening (upper left corner of image). #meteor #GLM #miwx pic.twitter.com/0fgw0cZW34
— NASA SPoRT (@NASA_SPoRT) January 17, 2018
Some more stunning photos and videos:
Meteor/Fireball over Detroit tonight. I caught the light on my Nest Cams. #meteor #metrodetroit pic.twitter.com/OeAXC2fAB7
— Todd (@T_Slisher) January 17, 2018
Source: businessinsider.com
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