Bolide Event: 2025-03-21 05:06:26 UTC
Impact Energy: 0.13 kt TNT (0.00867 times the size of a Hiroshima equivalent)
Key Facts
- On 2025-03-21 05:06:26 UTC, a bright bolide meteor was detected in Earth atmosphere.
- Calculated impact energy was 0.13 kilotons of TNT, which is 0.00867 times the size of a Hiroshima equivalent.
- Peak brightness occurred at an altitude of 54.2 km.
- Estimated pre-atmospheric impactor diameter was 1.29 meters.
Sensor Detection Parameters
| Event Timestamp (UTC) | 2025-03-21 05:06:26 |
|---|---|
| Calculated Impact Energy | 0.13 kilotons of TNT |
| Energy Comparison | 0.00867 times the size of a Hiroshima equivalent |
| Optical Radiated Energy | 3.90e+10 Joules |
| Detonation Altitude | 54.2 km |
| Atmospheric Velocity | N/A |
| Geographic Coordinates | -22.8 (S), 123.5 (E) |
| Estimated Impactor Size | 1.29 meters |
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APA:
What Nearly Hit Us Project. (2026). Atmospheric Bolide Event 2025-03-21 05:06:26 UTC. What Nearly Hit Us. Retrieved from https://whatnearlyhitus.com/fireballs/20250321050626/MLA:
"Atmospheric Bolide Event 2025-03-21 05:06:26 UTC." What Nearly Hit Us, What Nearly Hit Us Project, 2026-09-24, https://whatnearlyhitus.com/fireballs/20250321050626/.BibTeX:
@misc{fireball_20250321050626,
title = {Atmospheric Bolide Event 2025-03-21 05:06:26 UTC},
author = {{What Nearly Hit Us Project}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://whatnearlyhitus.com/fireballs/20250321050626/},
note = {Primary upstream source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Fireball API}
}