'It was clear it was not an Earth rock.'
found on Earth. Most chondrites found to date have been discovered in Antarctica; only rarely does one crash in populated areas. Researchers at The College of New Jersey have confirmed that this rock, which struck a house in Hopewell Township, New Jersey on May 8, 2023, is a 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite.
The New Jersey rock, which is about 6 inches long by 4 inches wide , is a notable exception. It slammed into the Hopewell Township house, dented the floorboard, punched two holes in the ceiling and was still warm when it was discovered by Suzy Kop in her father's bedroom around noon on Monday. "I'm looking up on the ceiling and there's these two holes, and I'm like, 'What in the world has happened here?'" Kop toldOnce emergency responders cleared Kop, her family and their home of any harmful radioactive residues, Kop handed over theAt TCNJ, Magee's team consulted Jerry Delaney, a retired meteorite expert who had worked on the meteorite collection at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The team confirmed the space rock to be about 4.
Rock, rock ... who's there?🪨 TCNJ physics professor Nate Magee confirmed today that the object that recently crashed landed into a home not far from campus is, indeed, from outer space. Read more from the @AP: https://t.co/e2zbpQyEfk@tcnjscience #tcnj #tcnjiseverywhere pic.twitter.com/FMXH5YtEeU
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