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NASA confirms exploding meteor caused the sonic boom over Boston
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TL;DR
- A meteor exploded over the northeastern US on Saturday afternoon, causing a sonic boom.
- The event was caught on camera, shook houses, and was visible in satellite imagery.
- The United States Geological Survey confirmed it was a sonic boom from a suspected bolide, not an earthquake.
- NASA stated the fireball fragmented at an altitude of 40 miles over northeast MA and southeast NH.
- The energy released was estimated to be equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT.
- The meteor was a natural object and not related to space debris or a satellite.