NASA has confirmed that it was the remnants of an ancient asteroid that exploded over Arizona last week, turning night into day and creating a terrifying sonic boom that startled residents in the area. The explosion was so intense, it shook the ground across a wide region and registered as a small earthquake on local seismographs.
The meteor impacted the atmosphere and detonated with a brilliant flash of light that was caught on CCTV cameras as well as vehicle dash-cams. NASA confirmed later that morning that it was indeed part of an asteroid that exploded. Even hours after the impact bizarre contrails still marked the skies from the explosive event:
The meteor impacted the atmosphere and detonated with a brilliant flash of light that was caught on CCTV cameras as well as vehicle dash-cams. NASA confirmed later that morning that it was indeed part of an asteroid that exploded. Even hours after the impact bizarre contrails still marked the skies from the explosive event:
_Curiously, a spate of wildfires were soon reported in the vicinity following the meteor explosion! That same day, the Federal Aviation Administration enacted a no-fly zone over the very region where the meteor event took place, ostensibly to assist firefighters battling the blaze! (See link) _
The Arizona meteor comes only a week after a much larger event terrified citizens of Puebla, Mexico. A large meteor detonated loudly in the atmosphere directly over the city, prompting many residents to fear the nearby Popocatépetl volcano had erupted. Scientists later informed the media that the meteor responsible for the spectacular explosion in the early morning skies missed devastating the city of three million people by only a hundred kilometers, narrowly avoiding a catastrophic event of unimaginable magnitude! Can anyone say incoming?
If you've read my previous blog posts, you will know precisely what is responsible for the increasing frequency of these scary events, and know that more (bigger, badder) are on their way!
The Arizona meteor comes only a week after a much larger event terrified citizens of Puebla, Mexico. A large meteor detonated loudly in the atmosphere directly over the city, prompting many residents to fear the nearby Popocatépetl volcano had erupted. Scientists later informed the media that the meteor responsible for the spectacular explosion in the early morning skies missed devastating the city of three million people by only a hundred kilometers, narrowly avoiding a catastrophic event of unimaginable magnitude! Can anyone say incoming?
If you've read my previous blog posts, you will know precisely what is responsible for the increasing frequency of these scary events, and know that more (bigger, badder) are on their way!