A large meteor entered the Earth's atmosphere in parts of north-eastern American states and southern Ontario in Canada, with video footage shared online showing an intense flash - and the loud boom that came with it.
NASA released satellite imagery that charted the meteor entering Earth's atmosphere over central New York State.Bill Cooke, who heads up NASA's
Meteoroid Environment Office, told NBC News that the meteor was travelling west at 56,000mph when it entered the atmosphere at around 12.08pm.
It then broke up into pieces at an altitude of 22 miles above the surface of Earth, between Rochester and Syracuse, Cooke explained.
This created a sonic boom that was reportedly heard across the state, with emergency dispatchers in Onondaga Country - where Syracuse is located - saying they had received multiple 911 calls from residents, who had been alarmed by the strange noise.
NASA released satellite imagery that charted the meteor entering Earth's atmosphere over central New York State.Bill Cooke, who heads up NASA's
Meteoroid Environment Office, told NBC News that the meteor was travelling west at 56,000mph when it entered the atmosphere at around 12.08pm.
It then broke up into pieces at an altitude of 22 miles above the surface of Earth, between Rochester and Syracuse, Cooke explained.
This created a sonic boom that was reportedly heard across the state, with emergency dispatchers in Onondaga Country - where Syracuse is located - saying they had received multiple 911 calls from residents, who had been alarmed by the strange noise.
