The sound of a meteorite striking Earth has been captured for the first time
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. Throughout history, only a select few people who were in the right place at the right time could say they’ve heard the sound of a meteor hitting Earth.
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But that group is about to get a whole lot bigger after the phenomena was caught on camera. Joe Velaidum and his partner Laura live on Prince Edward Island in Canada, and were confused when they found a star-shaped pattern of grey dust outside their home last July.
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Checking their doorbell camera, they spotted the incredible moment a rock appeared from nowhere and landed on the path, scattering dust and fragments. It must have been moving quickly – it was only visible in one frame of the video – and it appeared to have fallen from the sky, suggesting it was a meteorite and not just a rowdy kid throwing stones.
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They went outside and gathered up as much of the debris they could find, ending up with about seven grams of crumbling rock. They sent the samples off to Chris Herd, curator of the University of Alberta’s Meteorite Collection, who confirmed their suspicions: this piece of rock was in fact a meteorite.
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By chance, Chris had planned a family trip to Prince Edward Island just 10 days later. He made a diversion to Joe and Laura’s home to check out the crash site and try to collect more samples. Not only was this the first ever recorded meteorite to land in Prince Edward Island, but it marks an even bigger milestone as it is the first time the sound of a meteorite hitting Earth has been caught on camera.
