Astronomy:2014 Ontario fireball

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Short description: 2014 daylight bolide which occurred near Ontario

[ ⚑ ] 44°09′N 77°47′W / 44.15°N 77.79°W / 44.15; -77.79 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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Rare meteor sighting reported across GTA". The Star. 2014-05-04. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/05/04/meteor_spotted_over_toronto.html. Retrieved 2014-05-05. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mike Hankey. "Daylight Fireball over Ontario and NE USA May 4, 2014". American Meteor Society. http://amsmeteors.org/2014/05/daylight-fireball-over-ontario-and-ne-usa-may-4-2014. Retrieved 2014-05-05.  (Event #1062)
  3. ↑ "Rare meteor sighting reported across GTA". Winnipeg Free Press. 2014-05-05. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/some-ontarians-wonder-if-a-meteor-streaked-across-the-province-257885331.html. Retrieved 2014-05-05. 
  4. ↑ Marc Fries (Galactic Analytics LLC) on Facebook
  5. ↑ "(meteorobs) Daylight fireball over Canada and N.E. U.S.". http://lists.meteorobs.org/pipermail/meteorobs/2014-May/017027.html. 

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