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Based on viewing angles from videos of the fireball researchers calculated that the meteoroid entered Earth s atmosphere at just over 19 kilometers per second slightly faster than had previously been reported. ur meteoroid entry modeling showed that the impact was caused by a 20-meter sized
A meteoroid is the original object; a meteor is the hooting starin the sky; and a meteorite is the object that reaches the ground.
The team estimated that about three-quarters of the meteoroid evaporated at that point. Most of the rest converted to dust
These veins would have weakened the original meteoroid. Yin s laboratory carried out chemical and isotopic analysis of the meteorites and Ken Verosub professor in the department of earth and planetary sciences measured the magnetic properties of metallic grains in the meteorite.
Meteor experts Bill Cooke, Danielle Moser and Rhiannon Blaauw, all from NASA Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall Space flight Center, will also provide onair commentary.
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