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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5359. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar System, Meteors

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A bright meteor—a fireball—that produces audible sounds. Sonic effects are generated once the incoming meteoroid has penetrated to an altitude of around 30 km, and so will be heard some minutes after the fireball is seen. An initial sonic boom indicates that the meteoroid has exploded. If large enough, the resulting fragments will create their own sonic booms, and an object that undergoes multipl...

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