A meteor traveling at an estimated 42,000mph rattled buildings in New England over the weekend after it exploded with the force of 440 pounds of TNT. According to a Facebook post from the NASA Meteor Watch, eyewitnesses in the Northeast and Canada reported seeing the bright fireball around 5.38pm. A meteor (circled) traveling at an estimated 42,000mph rattled buildings in New England over the weekend after it exploded with the force of 440 pounds of TNTThe group said that based on more than 100 reports, the fireball was traveling at a speed of about 42,000mph. Infrasound measurements from three stations put the energy of the fireball fragmentation at 440 pounds of TNT, according to NASA Meteor Watch. Chris Hrotic, who commented under on the NASA Meteor Watch's Facebook post, wrote: 'I was fortunate to hear and see it by the Missisquoi River at the Missisquoi Wildlife Refuge in Swanton, VT, just before sunset.

Source: Daily Mail March 09, 2021 19:52 UTC