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According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), it was a "widely felt sonic boom from a suspected bolide".
The agency is calling for poets, songwriters, and more who are inspired by space. And the ‘moon joy’ will keep on rolling.
Meteors travel faster than the speed of sound, creating pressure waves as they burn and break apart in the atmosphere, which can produce a loud sonic boom that may be heard on
A fireball reached 75,000 miles per hour before breaking up miles above New England, NASA said, causing a boom that alarmed residents. The incident followed a similar event in South Carolina.
The energy released was equal to about 300 tons of TNT, NASA said.
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