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The Peekskill meteorite, a 27.7 pounds (12.6 kg) meteorite crashed into a parked car in Peekskill, New York
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Peekskill meteorite
Meteorite which landed in Peekskill, New York, United States in 1992
The Peekskill meteorite is the object resulting from a well-documented meteorite event that occurred in October, 1992, in Peekskill, New York, United States. Sixteen separate video recordings document the meteorite burning through the Earth's atmosphere, whereupon it struck a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Meteorite
Solid debris from outer space that hits a planetary surface
A meteorite is a rock that originated in outer space and has fallen to the surface of a planet or moon. When the original object enters the atmosphere, various factors such as friction, pressure, and chemical interactions with the atmospheric gases cause it to heat up and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Peekskill, New York
City in New York, United States
Peekskill is a city in northwestern Westchester County, New York, United States, 35 miles (56 km) north of New York City. Established as a village in 1816, it was incorporated as a city in 1940. It lies on a bay along the east side of the Hudson River, across from Jones Point in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)