Five prominent meteor sightings across the United States within the week, including two in Ohio and two in the West Coast, were reported in the Houston area. The most high-profile event occurred on March 17, when a roughly 7-ton space rock about 6 feet across broke apart over Northeast Ohio, causing a pressure wave that many residents heard and felt. The American Meteor Society reported that several thousand meteors bright enough to qualify as fireballs enter Earth’s atmosphere every day, but most often occur over oceans, remote areas or during daylight. Experts suggest that Earth is constantly being hit by small space rocks, which most burn up harmlessly in the atmosphere. Another significant meteor was reported over Houston on March 21, traveling roughly 35,000 mph and covering about 58 miles through the upper atmosphere before disintegrating at an altitude of around 29 miles. Another fireball was reported across a wide swath of the Southwest, including California, southern Nevada and parts of Arizona, making it one of the most widely observed fireballs of the week.