FIREBALL

Fireball over open water

Map: Fireball over open water

A fireball, a small asteroid burning up in the atmosphere, exploded over open water at 62.2°S, 94.7°W on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 00:48 UTC, about 30 km (19 mi) up. U.S. government sensors measured its energy at about 320 tons of TNT, and it was traveling at 16.0 km/s (35,792 mph). Explosions this high up rarely cause damage on the ground.

Energy320 t TNT
Altitude30 km · 19 mi
Speed16.0 km/s
Location62.2°S 94.7°W
Time (UTC)Nov 15 00:48
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How big was it?

Most fireballs come from rocks a meter or a few meters across. The 2013 Chelyabinsk fireball over Russia, about 440 kilotons, was the largest in a century; it shattered windows across the city. Most land over the ocean, unseen.

Data: NASA JPL CNEOS fireball reports, from U.S. government sensors.

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