By Karmactive Staff| Sep 25, 2023
A meteor was recently seen soaring brightly across the night sky and has been found after crash landing in a woman's garden in France.
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The fireball was spotted by hundreds of locals and caught on several cameras by FRIPON/Vigie-Ciel, a French citizen science project.
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The meteor had indeed landed in her garden in three fragments, weighing around 1.5 pounds in total.
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Sylvain Bouley, president of the Astronomical Society of France (SAF), confirmed the presence of all the characteristics of a meteorite.
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Meteors heat up to immense temperatures as they travel toward the ground at high speeds.
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The meteorite chunks have been taken to the National Museum of Natural History in France for analysis.
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