Some 200 million to 300 million years ago, an asteroid struck the heart of what is now Appalachia, creating a four-mile-wide crater.
Meteorite that struck Alabama woman in 1954 returning home
Birmingham News Wed, 19 May 2010 09:32 AM PDT
Space rock fell in Talladega County's Oak Grove
Meteorite that struck Ala. house in 1954 returns WSFA 12 Montgomery Wed, 19 May 2010 09:21 AM PDT Associated Press - May 19, 2010 12:04 PM ET OAK GROVE, Ala. (AP) - The meteorite that crashed through the roof of a house in 1954 and struck a woman is coming back to Oak Grove, and this time... |
00:20 This is Linda Baker's footage of the meteoroid. From Wikipedia: The Great Daylight 1972 Fireball (or US19720810) is an Earth grazer meteoroid ... youtube.com |