A New Jersey family had an unexpected visitor when a space rock, suspected to be a meteorite from Halley's Comet, smashed through their roof.
A Hopewell, New Jersey, family had an unexpected visitor on Sunday, May 8th. A rock, which could possibly be a meteorite, smashed through the roof of their house and hit the floor. As per the reports of the Hopewell Police, the fallen object was about 10 cm by 15 cm and "clearly natural, rather than a piece of space junk." Fortunately, nobody was hurt, and the property damage was also minor.
While meteorites are rare, with only one reported case of a person getting hit by one, the Hopewell incident may be more than a random cosmic occurrence. The Hopewell Township Police Department stated, "This may be related to the current meteor shower called theThe Eta Aquarids are among the brightest meteor showers, taking place in May and October. These are named after the constellation Aquarius and are known to originate fromdebris.
Ohio's Hopewell Culture National Historical Park has earthwork mounds that inspired archaeologists to name this Native American culture. According to one theory, the Hopewell tradition's decline was the result of a catastrophic airburst that scattered meteorites throughout the valley. They blamed
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