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The fireball was produced by an asteroidal fragment 3 feet in diameter, weighing over a ton, according to the scientist.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 27 June 2025
Cooke said the fireball was 3 feet in diameter and weighed more than a ton (2,000 pounds).
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 26 June 2025
In Georgia, 11 Alive said Henry County Emergency Management reported a piece of meteorite fell through someone’s roof, creating a hole about an inch in diameter.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
Observations through telescopes suggest Psyche is roughly 140 miles (226 kilometers) in diameter, or about the width of Massachusetts.
—ArsTechnica, 21 June 2025
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 27 June 2025
Cooke said the fireball was 3 feet in diameter and weighed more than a ton (2,000 pounds).
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 26 June 2025
In Georgia, 11 Alive said Henry County Emergency Management reported a piece of meteorite fell through someone’s roof, creating a hole about an inch in diameter.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
Observations through telescopes suggest Psyche is roughly 140 miles (226 kilometers) in diameter, or about the width of Massachusetts.
—ArsTechnica, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diameter
radius
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There are several communities within a 200-mile radius of the volcano that could be impacted in the event of an eruption, including Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth and Anchorage, according to the NPS.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 July 2025
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The roof’s materials were sourced from local sustainable loggers and sovereign tribal groups, all within a 300-mile radius of the airport.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 2025
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“Diameter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diameter. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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