UPDATE: A meteorite struck a home in Hopewell Township, New Jersey, on Monday, a TCNJ physics professor confirmed:
A meteorite struck a home in Hopewell Township, New Jersey, on Monday, a physics professor at The College of New Jersey confirmed.
The object went through the roof and the ceiling of the home before hitting the hardwood floor where it came to a rest. The home was occupied at the time but no one was injured. On Thursday, Nate Magee, a physics professor at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, confirmed the object was a “stony chondrite meteorite.” A school spokesperson said the meteorite weighs 2.2 pounds and is approximately 4.56 billion years old., a physics professor at The College of New Jersey confirmed.
Hopewell Township Police said a metallic object struck the roof of a home on Old Washington Crossing Pennington Road on Monday around 1:15 p.m. The object went through the roof and the ceiling of the home before hitting the hardwood floor where it came to a rest. The home was occupied at the time but no one was injured. Police said the object appeared to be metallic, was oblong in shape and was approximately 4" by 6" in size. Hopewell Township Police said they contacted other agencies for assistance in positively identifying the object.
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