Meteorite fragments were recovered from a local resident's living room in Georgia. (Photo: University of Georgia)
Scientists say the space object that punched a hole in a Georgia man's home this summer could be 20 million years older than our planet.
The meteorite streaked across the sky like a fireball on June 26, shortly before a piece of it hit a home in McDonough. A University of Georgia (UGA) researcher analyzed material from the impact and found that the meteorite formed about 4.56 billion years ago, making it 20 million years older than Earth.
“This particular meteorite that entered the atmosphere has a long history before it reached McDonough Land,” said Scott Harris, a scientist in the University of Georgia's geology department.
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