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The Car, the Hole, and the Peekskill Meteorite
Explanation: The Peekskill meteor of 1992 was captured on 16 independent video s and then struck a car. Documented as brighter than the full Moon , the spectacular fireball crossed parts of several US states during its 40 seconds of glory before landing in Peekskill , New York . The resulting meteorite , pictured here, is composed of dense rock and has the size and mass of an extremely heavy bowling ball . If you are lucky enough to find a meteorite just after impact , do not pick it up -- parts of it are likely to be either very hot or very cold. In this weekend 's Leonid meteor shower , few meteors, if any, are expected to hit the ground.
| Date | November 19, 2006 |
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| Credit | Credit & Copyright: Pierre Thomas ( LST ), ENS Lyon |
| Authors & editors: | Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) |
| A service of: |
ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. |