A Gift from the Sky: Meteorite falls from space and lands in Muscogee Nation
Tue, Oct 15, 2024
A fireball crashed through Earth's mesosphere in the early hours of Jan. 20, 2023. Pushed by immense pressure, the fireball’s direction was arbitrarily set to North America, eventually landing in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The mysterious phenomenon was soon discovered to be a rare meteorite falling from space. Dr. Kat Gardner-Vandy, Oklahoma State University assistant professor of aviation and space and Choctaw citizen, was called in to evaluate the mysterious rock.
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