Wednesday, 17 September 2025

2023 bookmark events and cetacean deaths in France

2023, February 13. France, English Channel. Meteor/Meteorites Recovered. A small asteroid called 2023 CX1 entered Earth’s atmosphere and streaked across the skies of Normandy. The meteor produced a shock wave, which was heard by some witnesses and was detected by French seismographs. The event produced a bright fireball and multiple meteorites that were collected on the ground.

2023, February 16 and 25. France, Atlantic Coast. Mass dolphin deaths. 245 cetacean carcasses were identified on the Atlantic coast, with more than 400 dolphins found stranded along the coast, marking an unprecedented number.

2023, April 26. Celtic Sea, North Atlantic. Airburst. Coordinates: (47N, 10.7W). Time: 13:14. Altitude: 29.6 km. Velocity: 16.2. e= 2.4. -e= 0.11 or 110,000 kg/TNT.

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