Ancient 4.56 Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Crashes Through Georgia Roof
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Fragments of a meteorite nearly hit a resident in McDonough, Georgia, after falling from a daytime fireball in June; the meteorite, older than Earth, created a sonic boom and dust upon impact, marking a rare incident of a space rock hitting a person.
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