Meteorite Smashes Through Roof of Doctor's Office
source: http://www.universetoday.com/2010/01/21/meteorite-smashes-through-roof-of-doctors-office-video/
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A meteorite came through the roof of a doctor's office in Lorton, Virginia, USA. No one was hurt, but a hole was punched through the roof and ceiling, "It came from the roof, through the fire wall through the ceiling and hit the floor," said Dr. Frank Ciampi in this video from WUSA TV. When he heard the noise, he thought a set of bookshelves had fallen down.
The rock broke into pieces, and put together are about the size of a tennis ball. A planetary scientist at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Natural History, Cari Corrigan, confirmed the rock is a meteorite. She says the meteorite weighs just over a half pound (.22 kg) and was probably traveling about 350 kph (220 mph) when it struck the building.
Lorton is just outside of the Washington, DC area, and has a population of about 28,000 people.
http://www.universetoday.com/2010/01/21/meteorite-smashes-through-roof-of-doctor...
The rock broke into pieces, and put together are about the size of a tennis ball. A planetary scientist at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Natural History, Cari Corrigan, confirmed the rock is a meteorite. She says the meteorite weighs just over a half pound (.22 kg) and was probably traveling about 350 kph (220 mph) when it struck the building.
Lorton is just outside of the Washington, DC area, and has a population of about 28,000 people.
http://www.universetoday.com/2010/01/21/meteorite-smashes-through-roof-of-doctor...
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