2025 Georgia Meteor Event

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McDonough
Type Chondrite
Class Ordinary chondrite
Group L6
Country United States
Region Georgia
Coordinates 33°23′31.87″N84°12′25″W / 33.3921861°N 84.20694°W / 33.3921861; -84.20694
Observed fall Yes
Fall date2025-06-26
TKW 5.391 kilograms (11.89 lb)
Strewn field Yes

On June 26, 2025, a large meteor was observed falling and burning up over the south-eastern United States. [1]

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Event

On June 26, 2025, a daytime fireball was reported over the US states of Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina. It was widely captured over CCTV cameras and vehicular dash cams. It produced a loud sonic boom that could be heard as far away as Virginia. [2] [3] [4] [5] Subsequent analysis by researchers at the University of Georgia showed that the meteorite, officially named McDonough, was an L6 chondrite. [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Fireball meteor spotted streaking across Southeast sky amid flood of shaking reports". June 26, 2025.
  2. ↑ Walker, Mark; Hassan, Adeel (June 26, 2025). "Mysterious Fireball Reported over South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ Croft, Taylor. "Possible meteor spotted over Georgia and nearby states, reports say". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  4. ↑ "Reports of 'fireball,' possible meteorite spotted in the sky across several states, including Georgia". June 26, 2025.
  5. ↑ Cappucci, Matthew (June 26, 2025). "Fireball appears to explode over southeastern U.S." The Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved June 28, 2025.
  6. ↑ Muller-Heyndyk, Rachel (August 10, 2025). "Meteorite that hit home is older than Earth, scientists say". BBC News . Archived from the original on August 11, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Entry for McDonough". Meteoritical Bulletin . Archived from the original on December 19, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
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