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NASA details meteor that created sonic boom over New England

NASA has released new details about a meteor that broke up over New England on Saturday, creating a sonic boom. The meteor, estimated to be 1.52 meters wide and as heavy as an elephant, traveled at over 67,000 km/h and released energy equivalent to 300 tons of TNT.

1 Jun, 14:56 — 1 Jun, 14:56
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Watch: Moment a meteor creates sonic boom over Massachusetts

According to Nasa, the meteor released the equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT when it broke up.

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First report: BBC · 1 Jun, 14:56Full coverage: 2 · 14hWindow: 14h
BBC1 Jun, 14:56First to report

Watch: Moment a meteor creates sonic boom over Massachusetts

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klix-ba2 Jun, 04:49Latest update

NASA objavila detalje o meteoru koji je u subotu pao na Zemlju "Bio je težak kao slon"

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