2009 Sulawesi superbolide

Atmospheric fireball blast over Indonesia Indonesia Sulawesi 4 32 19 S 120 19 47 E Watampone 2009 Sulawesi superbolide yes right The 2009 Sulawesi superbolide was a meteor airburst event over Indonesia on October 8, 2009, at 2:57 UTC (10:57 AM local time), near the coastal city of Watampone in South Sulawesi. The meteoritic impactor broke up at an estimated height of 15–20 km. The impact energy of the bolide was estimated in the 8 to 67 kiloton TNT equivalent range, with the higher end of this range being more likely (50 kT).Silber Elizabeth A. Le Pichon Alexis Brown Peter G. June 2011 Infrasonic detection of a near-Earth object impact over Indonesia on 8 October 2009 https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2011GL047633 Geophysical Research Letters en 38 12 n/a–n/a 10.1029/2011GL047633 0094-8276 https://web.archive.org/web/20190213135054/https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2011GL047633 2019-02-13 The likely size of the impactor was 6-10 m ft 0 m diameter.http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news165.html NASA Asteroid Impactor Reported over Indonesia 23 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091102151757/http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news165.html 2009-11-02 dead https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/6444895/Asteroid-explosion-over-Indonesia-raises-fears-about-Earths-defences.html The Telegraph Asteroid explosion over Indonesia raises fears about Earth's defences 27 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091029051403/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/6444895/Asteroid-explosion-over-Indonesia-raises-fears-about-Earths-defences.html 2009-10-29 dead http://www.nbcnews.com/id/33540411/ns/technology_and_science-space NBC News Asteroid explosion was a whopper for Earth 29 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20130825142803/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/33540411/ns/technology_and_science-space 2013-08-25 dead http://www.space.com/7464-huge-explosion-biggest-space-rock-strike-earth-1994.html Space.com Huge Explosion Was Biggest Space Rock to Strike Earth Since 1994 29 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110130064252/http://www.space.com/7464-huge-explosion-biggest-space-rock-strike-earth-1994.html 2011-01-30 live The meteor's explosion resulted in audible booms and thunderous sounds that shook the ground. It left a thick cloud of smoke. The bolide resulted in an indirect death – a 9 year old girl with a pre-existing heart condition had suffered a fatal cardiac arrest, most likely due to intense fear from loud booms caused by meteoroid's supersonic speed.Infrasonic Detection of a Large Bolide over South Sulawesi, Indonesia on October 8, 2009: Preliminary Results – E. A. Silber, A. Le Pichon, P. G. Brown Beatty J. Kelly 2009-10-25 Cosmic Blast Rattles Indonesia https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/cosmic-blast-rattles-indonesia/ 2026-03-22 Sky & Telescope en-US References External links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeQBzTkJNhs&videos=jkRJgbXY-90 Amateur video footage YouTube dead 2016-12-01 2010-10-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20101031011827/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeQBzTkJNhs Category:2009 explosions Sulawesi superbolid Category:2009 in Indonesia Category:2009 in outer space Category:21st century in Sulawesi Category:October 2009 in Indonesia Category:21st-century astronomical events Category:Explosions in Indonesia