{"id":786026,"date":"2024-07-18T16:10:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T21:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=786026"},"modified":"2024-07-18T16:10:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T21:10:51","slug":"very-bright-fireball-explodes-over-brazil-with-an-impact-energy-of-1-5-kt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=786026","title":{"rendered":"Very bright fireball explodes over Brazil with an impact energy of 1.5 kt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>A very bright fireball was observed over Monsenhor Hip\u00f3lito, Piau\u00ed, northeastern Brazil, at 03:10 UTC on July 13, 2024. The recorded magnitude for the fireball was -19.5, making it approximately 500 times brighter than the full moon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event was captured by multiple cameras, including the one operated by Clima ao Vivo in the city of Olindina, Bahia, about 500 km (311 miles) from the event, according to the Brazilian Meteor Observation Network (BRAMON).<\/p>\n<p>The meteor shone as brightly as the Sun for a moment, according to BRAMON. The recorded magnitude for the fireball was -19.5, which is approximately 500 times brighter than a full moon.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies at JPL-NASA (CNEOS), the fireball was observed at an altitude of 34 km (21 miles) above the state of Piaui, NE Brazil. The event\u2019s impact energy was equivalent to 1.5 kilotons of TNT, making it the largest fireball detected by CNEOS since June 21, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>To put the energy released by this object in context, the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor in Russia, which caused extensive damage and injured around 1 500 people, had an energy release estimated at 400 \u2013 500 kt.<\/p>\n<p>The Tunguska event in 1908, which flattened a large forested area in Siberia, is estimated to have had an energy release of 10 \u2013 15 megatons (10 000 \u2013 15 000 kt).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Uma pequena bomba at\u00f4mica! O qu\u00e3o brilhante foi o b\u00f3lido do dia 13 de julho? Um meteoro espetacular!\" width=\"1110\" height=\"833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MWawx4FELaM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<ol\/>\n<p>According to the UnB seismological observatory, the sound of the explosion was picked up at stations in Bolivia and Ecuador, possibly also in Bras\u00edlia, but the signal was inconsistent.<\/p>\n<p>The event was also captured by lightning mapper aboard GOES-East satellite:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Very bright fireball over Brazil seen by the GOES-East satellite. Image credit: NOAA\/GOES-East, RAMMB\/CIRA, The Watchers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-6-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-64818513073782eecc764e6a678d609b\"><em>Featured image: Very bright fireball over NE Brazil on July 13, 2024. 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