Syracuse meteor

A meteor exploded over Syracuse, New York on December 2, 2020 at approximately 17:08 UTC, shortly after Noon EST.

Event

No injuries were reported[1] although the sonic boom upon its disintegration rattled numerous houses and windows and was heard throughout Central New York and was registered by seismographs.[2] The American Meteor Society received 181 reports (an example of citizen science), and the fireball was sighted in New York, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, and Virginia on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 around 17:08 UTC.[3]

See also

References
  1. "After a million-year journey, a meteor explodes above Syracuse in 2020". syracuse. December 4, 2020.
  2. Ty, Alexis (2020-12-03). "'Large Size' Meteor Explodes Over New York, 'Big Fireball' Flash Caught On Video". International Business News. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  3. "American Meteor Society". fireball.amsmeteors.org.
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