The stone left a dent in the floor of one of the rooms, then flew up to the ceiling, where it punched another hole, and then fell again.
On Monday, May 8, around 20:00 Kyiv time, a metal object fell on the roof of the house of residents of the town of Hopewell, New Jersey. Scientists believe it belongs to the Eta Aquarid meteor shower. They also said that these are fragments of Halley’s famous comet, writes Space.
At that moment, the family living in the house was there. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident, but the investigation into the unusual event is ongoing.
According to eyewitnesses, the object was almost oval in shape and appeared to be metal. He broke a window on the roof of the house and fell to the floor. The meteorite is 10 by 15 cm in size.
“This amazing rock could be a meteorite from the Eta Aquarids meteor shower. This shower is at its peak in early May, peaking on the night of May 6. This annual meteor shower is occurs when the Earth passes through the remnants of Halley’s comet. , resulting in a bright ‘light show’ as the meteorites burn up in the atmosphere,” the scientists said.
Let us remind you, earlier the astronomer recorded the fall of the meteorite on the moon.
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