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  2. Sylacauga (meteorite) - Wikipedia

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    The meteorite was confiscated by the Sylacauga police chief, who then turned it over to the United States Air Force. [7] Both the Hodgeses and their landlord, Bertie Guy, claimed ownership of the rock, Guy's claim being that it had fallen on her property. [7] The Hodgeses and Guy settled, with the Hodgeses paying $500 for the rock. [7]

  3. Chelyabinsk meteor - Wikipedia

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    Date: 15 February 2013; 11 years ago (): Time: 09:20:29 YEKT (): Location: Chebarkul, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia: Coordinates: 1]: Also known as: Chelyabinsk meteorite [2]: Cause: Meteor air burst: Non-fatal injuries: 1,491 indirect injuries [3]: Property damage: Over 7,200 [4] buildings damaged, collapsed factory roof, shattered windows, $33 million (2013 USD) lost [5]: The Chelyabinsk meteor ...

  4. Meteor shower - Wikipedia

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    A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky. These meteors are caused by streams of cosmic debris called meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere at extremely high speeds on parallel trajectories. Most meteors are smaller than a grain of sand, so almost ...

  5. Ann Elizabeth Fowler Hodges - Wikipedia

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    The meteorite left a 3-foot (91 cm) wide hole in the roof of her house, [2] bounced off a radio, and hit her on her upper thigh and hand, [3] giving her a large bruise. [ 5 ] Hodges and her mother, who was in the house at the time, thought the chimney had collapsed as there was a lot of dust and debris.

  6. Impact event - Wikipedia

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    [100] [101] The Chelyabinsk meteor was estimated to have caused over $30 million in damage. [102] [103] It is the largest recorded object to have encountered the Earth since the 1908 Tunguska event. [104] [105] The meteor is estimated to have an initial diameter of 17–20 metres and a mass of roughly 10,000 tonnes. On 16 October 2013, a team ...

  7. List of impact structures on Earth - Wikipedia

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    These features were caused by the collision of meteors (consisting of large fragments of asteroids) or comets (consisting of ice, dust particles and rocky fragments) with the Earth. For eroded or buried craters, the stated diameter typically refers to the best available estimate of the original rim diameter, and may not correspond to present ...

  8. Quadrantids, 1st meteor shower of 2025, expected to peak ...

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    The Quadrantids, one of the "strongest" displays of the year, are expected to peak Thursday night through early Friday morning, according to the American Meteor Society (AMS).

  9. Park Forest (meteorite) - Wikipedia

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    At least two houses in Park Forest were struck, as well as the fire station. In the following days, this event was officially named the Park Forest meteorite, as numerous stones or fragments were recovered in the area. The total mass recovered is above 18 kilograms (40 lb) and the single largest stone is about 3 kilograms (6.6 lb). [2]