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Elephant-sized meteor causes booms across New England

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A meteor, estimated to be 5 feet wide and weighing as much as an elephant, entered Earth's atmosphere over New England, releasing energy equivalent to 230 tons of TNT. The event caused booms that shook homes and prompted widespread speculation, with many initially mistaking it for an earthquake. NASA confirmed the object was natural material and that such meteors are common, though typically go unnoticed. AI

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Elephant-sized meteor causes booms across New England

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Nick Lichtenberg, Hallie Golden, The Associated Press ·

    NASA says the elephant-sized meteor that landed on New England is totally normal

    The five-foot meteor traveling at 42,000 miles per hour fell into Cape Cod with the equivalence of 230 tons of TNT.

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