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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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