Death by Meteorite?
For the first time in recorded history, a meteorite is reported to have killed a person.
The incident happened Saturday (Feb. 6) when an object, thought to be a meteorite, hit a college campus in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. The impact killed a man and injured three others.
Officials found a 4-feet-deep (1.2 meters) crater in the ground that contained "bluish black" rock fragments.
The force of the impact broke windows in neighbouring classrooms and cars, and prompted college officials to cancel classes until Wednesday (Feb. 10).
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