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A meteor exploded off the coast of Boston
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A meteor traveling at 75,000 mph exploded over the northeastern US near Cape Cod Bay on Saturday, creating a visible fireball that shook houses and was captured on camera and satellite imagery.
A meteor exploded off the coast of Boston
Traveling at 75,000 miles an hour, breaking up 40 miles above the ground. | Image: CIRA
On Saturday, at around 2:06 pm ET, a meteor streaked over the northeastern US and exploded north of Cape Cod Bay. The fireball was caught on camera by several people, shook houses, and can even be seen clearly in satellite imagery, lighting up the sky.
Some residents initially thought that the shaking and boom may have been an earthquake, but the United States Geological Survey (USGS) denied that, saying t
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