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I have an acquaitance who got hit; he didn't realize it until the next day, though. It was probably literally a meteorite and not a meteor. It was during one o
by mgsouth 5y ago
I have an acquaitance who got hit; he didn't realize it until the next day, though. It was probably literally a meteorite and not a meteor.
It was during one of the showers (Leonids?). He was outside watching the show, and felt something hit his leg. He looked around the next day and found a little piece of rock that looked likely. Sent if off for analysis and it was verified as a meteorite. He thinks it bounced off the ground before it hit him, so was technically a meteorite and not a meteor.
- alex_young 5y agoIf you get hit by one it’s a meteorite. Meteors burn up in the upper atmosphere.