Bolide Event: 2025-03-13 09:46:51 UTC
Impact Energy: 1.8 kt TNT (0.12 times the size of a Hiroshima equivalent)
Key Facts
- On 2025-03-13 09:46:51 UTC, a bright bolide meteor was detected in Earth atmosphere.
- Calculated impact energy was 1.8 kilotons of TNT, which is 0.12 times the size of a Hiroshima equivalent.
- Peak brightness occurred at an altitude of 38 km.
- Atmospheric entry velocity was 28.1 km/s.
- Estimated pre-atmospheric impactor diameter was 2.3 meters.
Sensor Detection Parameters
| Event Timestamp (UTC) | 2025-03-13 09:46:51 |
|---|---|
| Calculated Impact Energy | 1.8 kilotons of TNT |
| Energy Comparison | 0.12 times the size of a Hiroshima equivalent |
| Optical Radiated Energy | 7.50e+11 Joules |
| Detonation Altitude | 38 km |
| Atmospheric Velocity | 28.1 km/s |
| Geographic Coordinates | -7.1 (S), 75.9 (E) |
| Estimated Impactor Size | 2.3 meters |
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APA:
What Nearly Hit Us Project. (2026). Atmospheric Bolide Event 2025-03-13 09:46:51 UTC. What Nearly Hit Us. Retrieved from https://whatnearlyhitus.com/fireballs/20250313094651/MLA:
"Atmospheric Bolide Event 2025-03-13 09:46:51 UTC." What Nearly Hit Us, What Nearly Hit Us Project, 2026-09-24, https://whatnearlyhitus.com/fireballs/20250313094651/.BibTeX:
@misc{fireball_20250313094651,
title = {Atmospheric Bolide Event 2025-03-13 09:46:51 UTC},
author = {{What Nearly Hit Us Project}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://whatnearlyhitus.com/fireballs/20250313094651/},
note = {Primary upstream source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Fireball API}
}