NASA Confirms Meteor Produced Sonic Boom Over New England Before Falling Into Cape Cod Bay on Saturday

The energy released at breakup is estimated to be equivalent to approximately 230 tons of TNT, accounting for the loud sonic boom reported by witnesses.

The meteor traveled 26 miles through the atmosphere from northwest to southeast before breaking up at an altitude of 31 miles over northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire, producing a meteorite fall into Cape Cod Bay.

According to NASA, the meteor was approximately 5 feet in diameter, weighed 5.6 metric tons, and entered Earth's atmosphere at roughly 42,000 mph.

The fireball was observed at approximately 2:06 p.m. EDT on Saturday, May 30, detected by both eyewitnesses and NOAA's GOES-19 satellite.

A meteor exploded over New England on Saturday afternoon, producing a sonic boom heard across the region, NASA and NOAA confirmed.

Incident reported at New England.

The energy released at breakup is estimated to be equivalent to approximately 230 tons of TNT, accounting for the loud sonic boom reported by witnesses.

The meteor traveled 26 miles through the atmosphere from northwest to southeast before breaking up at an altitude of 31 miles over northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire, producing a meteorite fall into Cape Cod Bay.

According to NASA, the meteor was approximately 5 feet in diameter, weighed 5.6 metric tons, and entered Earth's atmosphere at roughly 42,000 mph.

The fireball was observed at approximately 2:06 p.m. EDT on Saturday, May 30, detected by both eyewitnesses and NOAA's GOES-19 satellite.

A meteor exploded over New England on Saturday afternoon, producing a sonic boom heard across the region, NASA and NOAA confirmed.

Incident reported at New England.

The energy released at breakup is estimated to be equivalent to approximately 230 tons of TNT, accounting for the loud sonic boom reported by witnesses.

The meteor traveled 26 miles through the atmosphere from northwest to southeast before breaking up at an altitude of 31 miles over northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire, producing a meteorite fall into Cape Cod Bay.

According to NASA, the meteor was approximately 5 feet in diameter, weighed 5.6 metric tons, and entered Earth's atmosphere at roughly 42,000 mph.

The fireball was observed at approximately 2:06 p.m. EDT on Saturday, May 30, detected by both eyewitnesses and NOAA's GOES-19 satellite.

A meteor exploded over New England on Saturday afternoon, producing a sonic boom heard across the region, NASA and NOAA confirmed.

Incident reported at New England.

The energy released at breakup is estimated to be equivalent to approximately 230 tons of TNT, accounting for the loud sonic boom reported by witnesses.

The meteor traveled 26 miles through the atmosphere from northwest to southeast before breaking up at an altitude of 31 miles over northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire, producing a meteorite fall into Cape Cod Bay.

According to NASA, the meteor was approximately 5 feet in diameter, weighed 5.6 metric tons, and entered Earth's atmosphere at roughly 42,000 mph.

The fireball was observed at approximately 2:06 p.m. EDT on Saturday, May 30, detected by both eyewitnesses and NOAA's GOES-19 satellite.

A meteor exploded over New England on Saturday afternoon, producing a sonic boom heard across the region, NASA and NOAA confirmed.

Incident reported at New England.

The energy released at breakup is estimated to be equivalent to approximately 230 tons of TNT, accounting for the loud sonic boom reported by witnesses.

The meteor traveled 26 miles through the atmosphere from northwest to southeast before breaking up at an altitude of 31 miles over northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire, producing a meteorite fall into Cape Cod Bay.

According to NASA, the meteor was approximately 5 feet in diameter, weighed 5.6 metric tons, and entered Earth's atmosphere at roughly 42,000 mph.

The fireball was observed at approximately 2:06 p.m. EDT on Saturday, May 30, detected by both eyewitnesses and NOAA's GOES-19 satellite.

A meteor exploded over New England on Saturday afternoon, producing a sonic boom heard across the region, NASA and NOAA confirmed.

Incident reported at New England.