The Car, the Hole, and the Peekskill Meteorite
Explanation:
The
Peekskill meteor of 1992 was captured on
16 independent
videos 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
tonight's possibly spectacular
Leonid meteor shower, few meteors, if any, are expected to
hit the ground.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
