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RE: Alabama Fireball

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NASA reports the meteor burned up approximately 20 miles up in the atmosphere. Although very bright, the meteor was deemed not large enough to produce meteorites.

Meteor fireball over western Alabama on March 19, 2010.

Meteor fireball over western Alabama on March 19, 2010.

Fireball over western Alabama on Mar. 19, as seen by allsky meteor cameras at Marshall.
Image credit: NASA/MSFC/B. Cooke

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A bright fireball that lit up the sky above parts of Alabama last week was caught by NASA cameras as it streaked over the southeastern United States.
The fireball was caused by the death plunge of a meteor about the size of a soccer ball as it burned up in Earth's atmosphere on Friday, March 19, at 11:19 p.m. local time while flying over western Alabama.
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The NASA Allsky meteor cameras at the Marshall Space Flight Centre recorded a fireball around 11:19 p.m. local time, 19th March, 2010.

Alabama Fireball

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