Meteor Shakes Tucson Arizona

Luke 21:25,26 “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.

The large object flying through the sky in Tucson Arizona on Tuesday night wasn’t a bird, a plane or Superman.

A large meteor raced across the evening sky causing a sonic boom that shook up residents during dinner. Residents said the boom caused items on shelves to shake and NASA scientists said the meteor was an example of the “sporadic background” meteors that fly through the atmosphere daily.

Scientists did hail the timing of the large meteor because the annual Geminid meteor showers were scheduled to begin tonight. The meteor Tuesday night was identified as not being part of the Geminid meteors because it only moved at 45,000 miles per hour compared to a Geminid’s 78,000 miles per hour.

NASA estimates the meteor was at least 100 pounds and about 16 inches thick to cause the bright flash as it burned up in the atmosphere.

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