Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWith the meteorite falling into 100 feet of water and likely having magnetic properties, a space rock hunter can recover it (NASA/Google Earth)A meteorite caused a massive boom over Cape Cod on Saturday afternoon, with NASA estimating the energy released was equivalent to 300 tons of TNT. NASA believes the space rock, which fragmented 40 miles over New England, landed in the middle of Cape Cod Bay, dubbing the event a “fishy squisher.”The impact generated widespread reports from Delaware to Montreal of loud booms, shaking, and even sightings of a fireball. The meteorite is a natural object, not space debris, and is potentially recoverable due to its magnetic properties and location in 100 feet of water. Residents described their homes shaking and feeling like doors were slamming, highlighting the significant shockwave from the event. In fullMeteorite that caused a boom over Cape Cod may have landed in the bay, NASA saysThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
NASA dubbed falling meteorite ‘fishy squisher’ after believing it fell into bay
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWith the meteorite falling into 100 feet of water and likely having magnetic properties, a space rock hunter can recover it (NASA/Google Earth)A meteorite caused a massive boom over Cape Cod on Saturday afternoon, with NASA estimating the energy released was equivalent to 300 tons of TNT. NASA believes the space rock, which fragmented 40 miles over New England, landed in the middle of Cape Cod Bay, dubbing the event a “fishy squisher.”The impact generated widespread reports from Delaware to Montreal of loud booms, shaking, and even sightings of a fireball. The meteorite is a natural object, not space debris, and is potentially recoverable due to its magnetic properties and location in 100 feet of water. Residents described their homes shaking and feeling like doors were slamming, highlighting the significant shockwave from the event. In fullMeteorite that caused a boom over Cape Cod may have landed in the bay, NASA saysThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
