NASA map shows where meteorites may have fallen in Houston
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NASA confirmed a meteor traveled over Texas after residents spotted a bright fireball in the skies on Saturday.
A 3-foot-wide meteor weighing about a ton broke through the Earth’s atmosphere on Saturday and exploded with the force of 26 tons of TNT. A piece of the space rock crashed into a home.
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NASA confirms Houston fireball was a one-ton meteor; fragment reportedly crashes through home
The meteor flew at 35,000 miles per hour over Houston this weekend, lighting up the sky. One woman reported a piece of the space rock crashed through her roof.
If you want a piece of space, you can find it a few Houston neighborhoods! Nasa mapping out where the meteor exploded and meteorites landed in Houston.
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Houston residents reported a mysterious boom that sounded like a large blast happening nearby, while several people claimed that they saw fireballs li.
The fireball shattered with the force of 26 tons of TNT, potentially spreading shards over a swathe of Texas land.