Peekskill
Meteorite
This is
probably one of the most famous recent meteorite events.
The meteorite fell on
October 9th 1992 in Peekskill in the state of New York in the
USA. The meteorite which weighed around 26
pounds (12 Kg) was about 1 foot (0.30 m) across , it was a Chondrite or stone
meteorite and it crashed into a parked car!!
18 year old
Michelle Knapp was indoors when she heard a loud bang outside. She went onto
her driveway where she discovered a hole in the boot of her car, there was also
a hole underneath her car and embedded in her driveway was a meteorite. It was
still warm and smelt of sulphur.
She had
recently purchased her $300 Chevrolet Malibu car; it was quickly purchased by a
meteorite dealer for $10,000. The meteorite itself was purchased for $69,000. Both the car and meteorite have been seen in
museums in America.
The
meteorite was observed and filmed by many observers on the East coast of
America; it was described as a huge greenish fireball.
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