Late Tuesday evening, people living in MI got quite the scare when a huge ball of fire ripped through the sky and left many wondering if this was the end of the world.
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On Tuesday night, a meteor flew over southeast MI causing the earth to shake, simulating an natural disaster, leaving many citizens in shock.
News stations in MI were flooded with reports from eyewitnesses.
This “fireball meteor” seems to be a bolide meteor according to the Michael J. Narlock, Head of Astronomy at Cranbrook Institute of Science in MI.
Such spectacular celestial displays are rare in any particular location but happen on average about 20-30 times a year around the world. It then traveled and was visible to an area just south of Highland Rd. and west of Byron Rd.in Howell. “It is likely that there are meteorites on the ground near this region – one of our colleagues has found a Doppler weather radar signature characteristic of meteoritic material falling to earth”.
The National Weather Service in Detroit confirmed the streak of light was not lightning and the boom was not thunder. While he expects some fragments survived the explosion, it’s unlikely they’ll be recoverable.
Meteorite hunters will likely be tracking down the fragments of this space rock, if they are not already on the scene now. “Really smooth, unique”, Hankey said. But before you go looking for it, Bonadurer said you can always see real meteorites at Milwaukee’s Public Museum.
“These meteorites come through our atmosphere. We’ll be back asap, check back soon”. “This one coming through was a bit of a rarity, but it could be one of many particles or it could be a rouge particle”, said Dr.
A meteoroid is a space rock that has broken away from an asteroid.
NASA officials had a simple explanation, saying a meteoroid entered Earth’s atmosphere about 8:08 p.m.
Hammergren thinks there is a reasonable chance that some fragments from this meteor will be recovered. The meteorite is believed to have traveled between 40,000 and 50,000 miles before it made impact in MI on Tuesday evening.
“They’re remnants from the early solar system”, he said.
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Michael Liemohn, a professor of climate and space sciences and engineering at the University of MI, referred to this meteor as a “bolide”, or a meteor reaches the lower atmosphere.
