[meteorite-list] Small Meteoroid Explodes Over California

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:33:12 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201204232233.q3NMXCfc005265_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

Space Weather News for April 23, 2012
http://spaceweather.com

SIERRA FIREBALL DECODED: An explosion over California that rattled homes
across at least two states on Sunday, April 22nd, has been analyzed by
NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office: It was a natural meteoroid the
size of a mini-van. Analysts say the space rock exploded in the
atmosphere with an energy equal to nearly 4 kilotons of TNT and might
have sprayed the Sierra Nevada mountains with meteorites.
Visit http://spaceweather.com for more information.

AURORA WATCH: At the time this alert is being written on April 23rd, a
minor geomagnetic storm is underway. The storm is likely due to Earth's
passage through the wake of a CME that swept past our planet earlier in the day.
Received on Mon 23 Apr 2012 06:33:12 PM PDT