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753-Impactor Lights Up the Night Sky
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Length:
2 minutes
Released:
Jul 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Very small fast moving asteroids pass through our solar system.About once a month an object like 2023 KU4 enters our atmosphere, releases the energy of approximately 2.4 tons of TNT, explodes at an altitude of about 280,000 feet, creates a spectacular light show, produces a sonic boom that is barely audible, and rains pieces of itself on the ground for meteorite hunters to discover. Check out the fireball log on the American Meteor Society website for examples.
Released:
Jul 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
84-Space Travelers-Martian Meteorites: Rocks ejected from Mars by the impact of an asteroid or comet can and do find their way to Earth. by Travelers In The Night