June 17, 2022
Ann Hodges is the only recorded person to be hit by a meteorite. It crashed through the roof of her house in Alabama, ricocheted off a radio, and left a bruise on her thigh.
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What’s the Difference Between a Meteoroid, a Meteor, and a Meteorite?
It’s a cool night, and you look up at the stars twinkling and serene in the dark sky. Then a light streaks across the sky and is gone. “Wow, a shooting star,” you think. “A meteor. Wait...or is it a meteorite? Or a meteoroid?” It is a meteor. A meteor is the streak of light that you see in the sky
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