Alien World Chemistry Found Inside Meteorite That Struck New Jersey Home

ButlerianJihad

The real jackpot here is how this large chunk happened to impact a home belonging to an astute and prepared individual: He then immediately preserved and documented the entire scene using disposable gloves and aluminum foil to place the meteorite fragments in glass jars. I can think of many diverse reactions to a meteor strike, but even NASA is singing the praises of this guy and his quick thinking.

xnx

Source paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aea2105

andrewstuart

Scene one of a Steven Spielberg movie.

fractallyte

"Our cameras in Northford, Connecticut, and Douglassville, Pennsylvania, as well as a doorbell camera in Wayne, New Jersey, captured the meteor, and from that we measured its trajectory... The path traced back to low in the asteroid belt." I don't doubt it, but that's an astounding trajectory estimation...