Telrom_1 t1_j8b4mza wrote on February 13, 2023 at 12:31 AM

Someone in northern France might disagree to how much of a threat it is.

DudeWithAnAxeToGrind t1_j8c3fmm wrote on February 13, 2023 at 4:51 AM

It's exactly zero threat. The headline is a clickbait.

About 25 million meteorites enter Earth's atmosphere daily. Most of these are tiny, but there's larger chunk of rock here and there among them. Almost all burn up in the atmosphere, depositing some 1000 tons of dust. Every single day.

For something to survive trip through the atmosphere all the way down to the surface, it'd need to be at least 5 meters in diameter. About 5 times wider than this thing. Give or take, about 2 make it to the surface every single day.

If somebody lives in northern France, they should enjoy the show. Not panic. This thing is way too small. It's likely not even the largest one to hit the Earth today.

Alan_Smithee_ t1_j8e840o wrote on February 13, 2023 at 5:42 PM

Something a metre wide might make a noise when it burns up (like a small fireworks rocket, “fsssssshhhhh”)

attorneyatslaw t1_j8b7kle wrote on February 13, 2023 at 12:53 AM

It needs to be more like 5 meters wide to not burn up completely. This wont matter to people anywhere.

casc1701 t1_j8bi7sr wrote on February 13, 2023 at 2:10 AM

And that someone will be wrong.

SpartanJack17 t1_j8bhcya wrote on February 13, 2023 at 2:04 AM

It's many times too small to reach the ground, it'll entirely burn up in the atmosphere.