Remembering the meteorite that ripped through Uptown home
The NASA website describes the New Orleans meteorite as a stony chondrite.
Last week, numerous cameras captured incredible images of a meteorite streaking across the sky in Russia.
The incident caused a huge blast that left hundreds of people injured, and millions of dollars in damage to buildings.
The Russian meteorite event stirred memories for neighbors on Joseph Street.
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