Meteorite fragments found in El Dorado County excite scientists
By Matt Weiser
Published: Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 - 12:00 am | Page 1A
The meteorite fragments that crashed down in El Dorado County in April contain some of the best-preserved elements from the dawn of the solar system ever recovered, according to a new study.
The Sutter's Mill meteorite, as it has been called, entered Earth's atmosphere at about 8 a.m. on April 22 with the force of a 4-kiloton bomb. The explosion when it broke apart could be heard as far away as Washington state, and it produced a fiery streak seen across large areas of northern Nevada and California.
The meteorite weighed about 100,000 pounds and was as big as a minivan. The 77 fragments recovered on the ground weigh only about 2 pounds....
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