What we know about the possible meteorite in Rio Grande Valley
A spokeswoman for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory did not return requests for comment. The Federal Aviation Administration referred comments to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which referred the Express-News back to NASA.that authorities still haven't figured where or if the object landed. Torres said the police department called for air support but did not see signs of fire or other damage.
"So there’s no doubt in my mind that it probably hit an open field or something," Torres told the television station."So we won’t have the site until someone calls and says, ‘Hey, there’s a big crater in the ground over here.’" Meteorites are only called as such if they make impact with the ground; otherwise, they are known as meteors. These are objects in space that enter the Earth’s atmosphere and hit the ground,On average, between 200 and 400 tracked objects enter Earth’s atmosphere every year. That’s about one every day, according to NOAA.
Scott Rudlosky, a physical scientist and satellite expert for NOAA, said its Geostationary Lighting Mapper detects bolides so often that there is adedicated to displaying these observations. In 2022 alone, the GLM detected 962 unique events. These observations allow detailed trajectories of the object's path, which helps scientists better understand the threat they pose.
"This is another example of a tremendous unplanned benefit the GLM provides," Rudlosky said."We see perhaps a dozen or more cases each year where the NWS is able to address the public’s concern over an unexplained loud noise or bright light in the sky."on dashcam video. Experts believe it was part of the Geminid meteor shower, which started on Nov. 19 and is visible through Dec. 24, peaking on Dec. 13 and 14.
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