#meteorite

Doorbell camera footage captures first-ever sound of a meteorite hitting Earth as it struck couple’s home

Joe and Laura Velaidum found grey dust scattered outside their house on Prince Edward Island on a summers day last year, which left them rather puzzled.

Upon checking the security footage of their home, they were left shocked after watching a clip that appears to show a rock falling out of the sky and crashing to the ground in close proximity to their home. Take a look here:

Amazed by their discovery, Joe and Laura decided to collect samples of the rock and sent it off to the University of Alberta for further inspection.

Chris Herd, who is the curator of the university’s meteorite collection, was able to confirm where their rock had come from.

And to much excitement of space enthusiasts out there, Herd said the samples had indeed come from outer space.

“As the first and only meteorite from the province of Prince Edward Island, the Charlottetown Meteorite sure announced its arrival in a spectacular way," he told CBC.

“No other meteorite fall has been documented like this, complete with sound. It adds a whole new dimension to the natural history of the Island.”

The expert added: "It’s really awesome. It’s actually the first and only meteorite ever found on the Island, and what a way to make that discovery.

“Every time that this happens, it’s a new sample from space. It’s from the asteroid belt… between Mars and Jupiter, so it’s come a long way.”

Herd went on to tell CBC that meteorites typically travel at around 60,000 kmph (37,280 mph) before slowing down as they approach normal civilisation.

HOLY SHIT.

okay, but hear me out, martian rocks — nakhlite edition.

The limestone filed - Zin Mountain - Israel

Me and a few friends went on night shooting to the south of Israel, where you can see the milky way galaxy without light pollution, we start taking photos, and after 3 hours and 300 photos a huge meteorite appeared for a second. we all saw it and we said "WOW" and the next thing we thought is if our manage to take this photo, well, as you can see here, my camera was operational during this moment.

little more information about the meteorite, it lasted for almost a second and maybe even more, the color of the tail was yellow. here with the current setting it overexposed (it wasn't my plane to take photo of a falling star)