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A meteorite crashed into a Georgia home. Scientists say it’s older than the Earth itself

University of Georgia researchers named a space rock the McDonough Meteorite, after is crashed through the roof of a home in Henry County, outside of Atlanta. Some of the fragments of the meteorite will be on display at Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia.

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A meteorite crashes into a Georgia home. Turns out it's older than Earth.

A meteorite "crash landed" in Georgia on June 26. Particles that tore through the roof of a home in Henry County, Georgia, 31 miles southeast of Atlanta, were donated to a planetary geologist at the University of Georgia (UGA) to figure out where it came from and its classification, according to an Aug. 8 press release published by the university.

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Fiery Meteorite That Smashed Into A Home Is Believed To Be Older Than Earth

A meteorite, which streaked through the sky as a brilliant fireball before landing squarely on a Henry County resident's property, has been officially named after its landing site and, perhaps more crucially,

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Meteorite that hit McDonough home may be over 4 billion years old

Scientists say a meteorite that struck a Henry County home is over 4 billion years old, making it about 20 million years ...

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UGA names meteorite that crashed in Henry County home, receives portion for study

The University of Georgia has identified and named a meteorite that crash-landed in a Georgia residence as the McDonough ...

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Meteor that flew across CSRA’s sky now has a name

Back in June, people in multiple parts of the CSRA witnessed a meteorite flying through the sky before crashing down into a ...

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Out of this world research: Analyzing and naming a new meteorite

A mysterious extraterrestrial visitor now has a permanent home and identity, thanks to University of Georgia researchers.

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UGA researchers say meteorite that hit metro Atlanta home is older than Earth

Researchers at the University of Georgia have named a meteorite that crashed into a metro Atlanta residence earlier this summer, and they estimate that it formed over 4.56 billion years ago.

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