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Good thing it didn’t plunge into the Atlantic off the coast of France…

The largest fireball since Chelyabinsk hit Earth earlier this month

The event took place on February 6 at 14:00 UTC when a meteoroid exploded in the air 620 miles (1,000km) off the coast of Brazil. It released energy equivalent to 13,000 tons of TNT.

 

Author T.L. JamesPosted on February 23, 2016Categories Ghosts of Tharsis, Life Imitates ArtTags asteroid

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