meteorite
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Burbery also compares Satan to the Hoba meteorite, a 60-ton space rock that survived impact largely intact.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
A resident has told of the "bizarre" moment he watched a suspected meteorite fly through the night sky.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
He said he believed the meteorite was tracked from near Cardiff across to Hull and Grimsby before potentially landing in the North Sea.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Among NASA's team in Houston, there were "audible screams of delight" from scientists when the crew described flashes of light caused by meteorite impact, Young said.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
On 13 September 1768 a large meteorite, weighing seven and a half pounds, fell at Lucé, Pays de la Loire.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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