Asteroid entry north of Puerto Rico on January 17

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The NOAA Weather Satellite caught the entering asteroid just north of Puerto Rico.

Reported by Theresa Ott and Esther Drolshagen for IMO: On Friday January 17 2020 Puerto Rico was witness to yet another extreme event. Just north of the island a small asteroid created a bright fireball in the sky. Due to its brightness it was visible from a large part of the island and many reported to also hear a loud boom. The event occurred around 4:30 pm EST (21:30 UTC) in the afternoon which allowed many to witness this nice daytime fireball. AMS/IMO counted 31 eyewitness reports so far with the most distant report coming from Cruz Bay.  READ MORE

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