Archive · 12 Aug 2025
Meteorite Older Than Earth Crashes Into Georgia Home
A piece of space rock, called the McDonough Meteorite, fell from space and landed in a house in Atlanta.
It's really old, even older than Earth, about 4.56 billion years old.
It made a loud noise when it hit, like a gunshot, and went through the roof and floor.
Scientists at the University of Georgia are studying the space rock to learn more about it.
They think it came from a bigger space rock that broke apart a long time ago, and the owner is still finding dust from the impact.
A meteorite, named McDonough Meteorite, crashed into a house in Atlanta, Georgia.
The space rock is estimated to be 4.56 billion years old, older than Earth.
The meteorite crashed through the roof and an HVAC duct before denting the floor.
University of Georgia researchers are studying the meteorite fragments.
The meteorite is believed to originate from a breakup of a larger asteroid 470 million years ago.
- Who
- The McDonough Meteorite.
- What
- A meteorite crashed into a house.
- When
- June 26th of an unspecified year.
- Where
- Atlanta, Georgia.
- Why
- The details of why are not provided in the article.
- Name
- McDonough Meteorite
- Location of Impact
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Estimated Age
- 4.56 billion years
- Composition
- Low-metal ordinary chondrite
- Origin
- Main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter