44°09′N 77°47′W / 44.15°N 77.79°W On 4 May 2014 around 4:17pm ( EDT) a daylight bolide occurred near Ontario, resulting in a meteor air burst. [1] [2] The meteoroid was estimated to be roughly 50–100 centimetres (20–39 inches) in diameter. [1] The explosion was estimated to be equivalent to approximately 10–20 tons of TNT. [1] The meteor was first seen in Peterborough and traveled on a southwest-to-northeast trajectory. [1] [2] A meteor of this size impacts Earth about twice a week. [1]
The meteor was large enough that it may have generated meteorites. [3] A strewn field has not yet been located but would be downstream after dark flight. Weather radar returns suggest that the meteorite(s) may have landed near Codrington. [4] [5]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Rare meteor sighting reported across GTA". The Star. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
- ^ a b Mike Hankey. "Daylight Fireball over Ontario and NE USA May 4, 2014". American Meteor Society. Retrieved 2014-05-05. (Event #1062)
- ^ "Rare meteor sighting reported across GTA". Winnipeg Free Press. 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
- ^ Marc Fries (Galactic Analytics LLC) on Facebook
- ^ "(meteorobs) Daylight fireball over Canada and N.E. U.S." Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
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- Streaking fireball, loud blast may have been meteor [usurped]
- Bright daytime meteor seen over Canada and U.S. Northeast
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