Ohio, loud boom
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Skies across Northeast Ohio lit up with a fireball Tuesday morning, caused by an asteroid weighing about seven tons.
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The boom heard around Northeast Ohio: Expert analysis of the morning meteor that shook the region
Multiple videos have captured the moment the meteor's impact was felt across the region.
NASA has confirmed the loud, booming sound heard near Cleveland on Tuesday morning was caused by an asteroid - which was approximately six feet in diameter and weighed roughly seven tons. According to the National Weather Service,
A loud boom startled Cleveland residents, with many fearing an explosion. NWS attributed the sound to a meteor.