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Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 14:09:38 -0500 (EST)
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Philipp Schmidt
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Meteor Explosion Brightens Skies Near Alaska
WHITEHORSE, Yukon (Reuters) - A meteor exploded over the mountains of
southern Yukon on Tuesday, shaking houses and providing residents of the
remote region with a dramatic light show, the Geologic Survey of Canada said.
The meteor is believed to have exploded in the atmosphere midday between
Carcross, Yukon and Skagway, Alaska, at about 9 a.m. according to the agency,
which received witness reports and sonic data on the event. "They described it
as sheet lightning-like and they turned around and saw this large green object
going through the sky," said Garry Rogers of the Pacific Geoscience Center in
Sidney, British Columbia. Witnesses in Carcross said the explosion rattled
windows and shook snow from roofs in the small village about 120 miles (190
km) north of Juneau, Alaska, according to Rogers. No injuries or damage were
reported, and it was not immediately known how large the meteor was or at what
altitude it exploded. The explosion was detected by at least three of the
agency's seismic monitoring stations in the region, but the sonic waves
indicated the meteor exploded in the air rather than in an impact with the
ground, the geologists said.
http://www.space.com/science/astronomy/meteor_explodes_000119_wg.html
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