Bolide Event: 2025-03-24 05:51:43 UTC
Impact Energy: 0.16 kt TNT (0.0107 times the size of a Hiroshima equivalent)
Key Facts
- On 2025-03-24 05:51:43 UTC, a bright bolide meteor was detected in Earth atmosphere.
- Calculated impact energy was 0.16 kilotons of TNT, which is 0.0107 times the size of a Hiroshima equivalent.
- Peak brightness occurred at an altitude of 21.5 km.
- Atmospheric entry velocity was 28.2 km/s.
- Estimated pre-atmospheric impactor diameter was 1.02 meters.
Sensor Detection Parameters
| Event Timestamp (UTC) | 2025-03-24 05:51:43 |
|---|---|
| Calculated Impact Energy | 0.16 kilotons of TNT |
| Energy Comparison | 0.0107 times the size of a Hiroshima equivalent |
| Optical Radiated Energy | 4.90e+10 Joules |
| Detonation Altitude | 21.5 km |
| Atmospheric Velocity | 28.2 km/s |
| Geographic Coordinates | -70.4 (S), 114.2 (E) |
| Estimated Impactor Size | 1.02 meters |
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APA:
What Nearly Hit Us Project. (2026). Atmospheric Bolide Event 2025-03-24 05:51:43 UTC. What Nearly Hit Us. Retrieved from https://whatnearlyhitus.com/fireballs/20250324055143/MLA:
"Atmospheric Bolide Event 2025-03-24 05:51:43 UTC." What Nearly Hit Us, What Nearly Hit Us Project, 2026-09-24, https://whatnearlyhitus.com/fireballs/20250324055143/.BibTeX:
@misc{fireball_20250324055143,
title = {Atmospheric Bolide Event 2025-03-24 05:51:43 UTC},
author = {{What Nearly Hit Us Project}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://whatnearlyhitus.com/fireballs/20250324055143/},
note = {Primary upstream source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Fireball API}
}