* Astronomy

Mineralogist at Peabody Museum confirms meteorite fall in Wolcott

The meteorite split into two pieces as it hit the roof and fell through the ceiling onto the attic floor. The smaller part, which was brought to the Peabody for identification, weighed 7.8 ounces and is 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 inches in size. Nicolescu described the meteorite as an ordinary chondrite, the most common type of meteorite.
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Meteorite crashes into home

Officials at the Yale Peabody Museum confirmed that a meteorite struck a home in Wolcott at the end of last week.
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