{"id":787781,"date":"2024-08-24T14:34:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T19:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=787781"},"modified":"2024-08-24T14:34:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T19:34:51","slug":"bright-daylight-fireball-over-wisconsin-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=787781","title":{"rendered":"Bright daylight fireball over Wisconsin, U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"


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A bright daylight fireball streaked across the sky over Wisconsin at around 11:13 UTC (06:13 LT) on August 23, 2024, capturing the attention of many people. The event took place some 10 hours after a very bright fireball exploded over Kentucky.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The American Meteor Society (AMS) received over 120 reports from Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Minnesota.<\/p>\n

The fireball was first observed at an altitude of 80 km (50 miles) above Fairchild, Wisconsin. It was traveling at a speed of 58 000 km\/h (36 000 mph), slightly east of south, according to NASA\u2019s Meteoroid Environment Office (MEO).<\/p>\n

The meteor traversed a distance of 63 km (39 miles) through the atmosphere, culminating in a spectacular display as it flared twice before breaking apart 47 km (29 miles) above the town of Shamrock, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

The breakup of the meteor released energy equivalent to 60 tons of TNT, six times more than the Kentucky fireball at 01:43 UTC.<\/p>\n

This explosive disintegration was strong enough to be detected by the Geostationary Lightning Mappers on both the GOES-16 and GOES-18 satellites. These satellites, typically used for tracking lightning strikes, recorded the bright flares associated with the fireball.<\/p>\n

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Daylight fireball over Wisconsin on August 23, 2024. Credit: AMS, Google<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Based on the available data, MEO experts have determined that the fireball was caused by the atmospheric entry of a small asteroid. The asteroid is estimated to have had a diameter of 1.1 m (3.5 feet) and a mass of approximately 1 814 kg (4 000 pounds).<\/p>\n

These dimensions suggest that the asteroid was relatively small, yet its entry into Earth\u2019s atmosphere created a visually stunning and scientifically significant event, especially since it took place early in the morning.<\/p>\n

It is important to note that this meteor event over Wisconsin is not related to the meteor sighting that occurred earlier over Kentucky. Despite the temporal proximity of the two events, they were distinct incidents with separate origins.<\/p>\n

References:<\/p>\n

1<\/sup>\u00a0Fireball event 4589-2024 \u2013\u00a0AMS\u00a0\u2013 August 23, 2024<\/p>\n

2<\/sup>\u00a0Bright fireball over Wisconsin \u2013\u00a0NASA\/MEO\u00a0\u2013 August 23, 2024<\/p>\n

Featured image credit: Danielle R.<\/em><\/p>\n

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