Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Space Events

Meteor Strikes in Queensland, Australia

Queensland residents have reported bright lights and a loud booming noise in the night sky on Monday. Local radio stations and police have received numerous phone calls from locals reporting a fireball in the sky and tremors, but so far no damage or victims have been reported.

A spokesperson for Geosciences Australia confirmed today that a tremor had been recorded around Gladstone, Central Queensland, around 8:30pm on Monday night but that it wasn’t caused by an earthquake.

It is estimated that the meteor was approximate 1 metre across and was large enough to leave fragments.

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