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Meteorite Crashes Into Georgia Home, Turns Out to Be 20 Million Years Older Than Earth
On a clear June day in Georgia, a blazing fireball suddenly fell out of the sky over the Atlanta metro area. The source of this spectacle was a 1-ton meteor that exploded in mid-air, sending a cherry tomato-sized fragment shooting through the roof of a McDonough home.
A mysterious extraterrestrial visitor now has a permanent home and identity, thanks to University of Georgia researchers.
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A meteorite, which streaked through the sky as a brilliant fireball before landing squarely on a Henry County resident's ...
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