Space Rock Plows into Mrs. Archer's Living Room!

Brenda Archer and the meteorite

Space rock hits house

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"I was in the kitchen doing breakfast and there was this almighty explosion," said Brenda Archer. "It was like a bomb had gone off. I couldn't see anything, there was just dust. I thought something had exploded in the ceiling. Phil saw a stone under the computer and it was hot to touch."

The rock hit her leather couch and bounced back up to the ceiling before rolling under the computer. The Archers' one-year-old grandson Luca was playing nearby just minutes before the impact. "He must have a guardian angel," she said.

Experts have told the Archers to keep the rock in the oven at 100C to dry it out. They plan to take it to Auckland University tomorrow.

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Yesterday's 7 x 13cm meteorite is a chondrite type, meaning it was chipped off an asteroid, rather than a piece of moon or Mars rock, said Schiff.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/13/1087065015384.html
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dang.

Having heard the news, I wonder if * will enhance the 'star wars' program to zap enemy combattant asteroids too... :eyes: