Eastern Mediterranean event

When

6 Jun 2002

Kind

Explosion

Coordinates

34.00° N, 21.00° E

Description

atmospheric explosion above the Mediterranean Sea, caused by small asteroid

Atmospheric explosion above the Mediterranean Sea, caused by small asteroid

The 2002 Eastern Mediterranean Event was a high-energy upper atmosphere explosion over the Mediterranean Sea, around 34°N 21°E on June 6, 2002. This explosion, similar in power to a small atomic bomb, has been related to a small asteroid undetected while approaching Earth. The object disintegrated as a meteor air burst over the sea, and no meteorite fragments were recovered.

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