NASA confirms a 1,000-pound meteoroid measuring 2ft in diameter DID come crashing to Earth over Texas with a huge boom and broke into meteorites as residents' houses shook
Residents in McAllen, Texas reported hearing a loud boom on Wednesday
NASA on Thursday confirmed that the noise was from a meteoroid
The 2ft rock broke into small pieces and scattered, with some fragments of 1kg
By Harriet Alexander and Vanessa Serna For Dailymail.Com
Published: 02:21 EST, 17 February 2023 | Updated: 02:59 EST, 17 February 2023
NASA on Thursday confirmed that a loud boom heard over McAllen, Texas was the sound of a meteoroid entering the Earth's atmosphere, and breaking up as it scattered over the area.
The rock was 2ft in diameter and weighed 1,000lbs, NASA said before it broke into small pieces and scattered across the area.
No damage was reported, but terrified locals assumed it was an earthquake and shared stories on social media of their homes shaking with the impact.
NASA said that anyone who thinks they have found a fragment must contact the Smithsonian.
They reassured people that the space rocks posed little threat to the public.
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