Fireball Outshines Moon (Photo: NASA) |
Measuring 2 feet in diameter and weighing over 100 pounds, the meteor was moving northeast at 56,000 miles per hour, and began to break apart north east of Ocoee, at an altitude of 33 miles, NASA said.
All six cameras of NASA recorded the fireball, which was one of the brightest observed by the network in 5 years of operations.
The agency added that the fireball was 20 times brighter than the Full Moon from Chickamauga, Georgia and that shadows were cast on the ground as far south as Cartersville.
Fireball outshines moon (Video: NASA, Youtube)
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