Bolide Event: 2024-07-13 03:10:41 UTC
Impact Energy: 1.5 kt TNT (0.1 times the size of a Hiroshima equivalent)
Key Facts
- On 2024-07-13 03:10:41 UTC, a bright bolide meteor was detected in Earth atmosphere.
- Calculated impact energy was 1.5 kilotons of TNT, which is 0.1 times the size of a Hiroshima equivalent.
- Peak brightness occurred at an altitude of 32 km.
- Estimated pre-atmospheric impactor diameter was 2.91 meters.
Sensor Detection Parameters
| Event Timestamp (UTC) | 2024-07-13 03:10:41 |
|---|---|
| Calculated Impact Energy | 1.5 kilotons of TNT |
| Energy Comparison | 0.1 times the size of a Hiroshima equivalent |
| Optical Radiated Energy | 5.90e+11 Joules |
| Detonation Altitude | 32 km |
| Atmospheric Velocity | N/A |
| Geographic Coordinates | -7.4 (S), -41 (W) |
| Estimated Impactor Size | 2.91 meters |
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APA:
What Nearly Hit Us Project. (2026). Atmospheric Bolide Event 2024-07-13 03:10:41 UTC. What Nearly Hit Us. Retrieved from https://whatnearlyhitus.com/fireballs/20240713031041/MLA:
"Atmospheric Bolide Event 2024-07-13 03:10:41 UTC." What Nearly Hit Us, What Nearly Hit Us Project, 2026-09-24, https://whatnearlyhitus.com/fireballs/20240713031041/.BibTeX:
@misc{fireball_20240713031041,
title = {Atmospheric Bolide Event 2024-07-13 03:10:41 UTC},
author = {{What Nearly Hit Us Project}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://whatnearlyhitus.com/fireballs/20240713031041/},
note = {Primary upstream source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Fireball API}
}