Would we hear a big meteor/comet bouncing off the atmosphere?

Subject: Would we hear a big meteor/comet bouncing off the atmosphere?

Date: Thu Feb 24 19:31:00 2011
Posted by Tiago
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If a big meteor or comet, at least of the size of the one that hit the Earth
around 65 millions years ago contributing to the mass extinction, glanced Earth
bouncing off the atmosphere, would we hear anything from the ground? If yes,
what would it sound like and how loud would it be?

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