Fireball over Arizona explained by NASA

Name: Fireball over Arizona explained by NASA
Uploaded: 2024-04-19T00:16:57Z
Duration: 32 s
Description: NASA is giving us new insight into a fireball spotted over Arizona skies on Tuesday. NASA says it first became visible at 49 miles over the Big Horn Mountains Wilderness west of Tonopah. It moved southwest over the I-10 at 32,300 mph. The fireball is estimated to have weighed about 150 pounds. When it broke up, it released the same amount of energy as nearly two tons of TNT.

NASA is giving us new insight into a fireball spotted over Arizona skies on Tuesday. NASA says it first became visible at 49 miles over the Big Horn Mountains Wilderness west of Tonopah. It moved southwest over the I-10 at 32,300 mph. The fireball is estimated to have weighed about 150 pounds. When it broke up, it released the same amount of energy as nearly two tons of TNT.

Posted April 18, 2024 5:16pm MST