A meteor can compress air until it becomes sixty times faster than sound
When a meteor enters our atmosphere at hypersonic speeds, it slams into air molecules so violently that it creates a shockwave sixty times faster than the speed of sound.
A meteor traveling between 20 and 70 kilometers per second compresses the air in its path so intensely that it generates a massive shockwave. While a typical aircraft's sonic boom is limited to Mach 1, these cosmic visitors create booms originating from speeds exceeding Mach 60. This immense pressure creates a natural laboratory in the sky, producing audible explosions that can be felt hundreds of kilometers away.
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