Real events · Fireball · 29 April 2026
Fireball: East Antarctica
Satellite view of the area · Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
On 29 April 2026 at 14:00 UTC, US government sensors recorded a bright fireball. Location: East Antarctica.
0.16 ktImpact energy
28.7 kmBurst altitude
~1.4 mEstimated size
Key facts
- Time
- 29 April 2026, 14:00 UTC
- Impact energy
- 0.16 kt
- Radiated energy
- 4.8 × 10¹⁰ J
- Burst altitude
- 28.7 km
- Speed
- 17.8 km/s
- Estimated size
- ~1.4 m
- Coordinates
- -81.00, 133.90
- Source
- NASA/JPL CNEOS
What the simulator shows
NASA puts the impact energy at 0.16 kilotons of TNT. A stony body about 1.4 m across at 17.8 km/s carries that energy, and that is the scenario the simulator loads. The object exploded 28.7 km above the surface. No town lies within 150 km of the point.
This is a simplified model, not a damage report. Real effects depend on soil, buildings, terrain and the details of the event.
Open in the simulatorSources
- Official data: NASA/JPL CNEOS
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): geonames.org
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