Tiny Meteorites Found In CA Likely Part Of Fireball That Exploded

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The Associated Press reports:

A meteor expert at UCLA says tiny meteorites found in Northern California likely were part of the giant fireball that exploded in daylight over the weekend.

 

John T. Wasson, a longtime professor at UCLA’s Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, tells The Associated Press at least two tiny meteorites weighing about 10 grams each were found Wednesday near the towns of Coloma and Lotus, northeast of Sacramento.

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