Meteorite hunters find first fragments of Michigan meteor
January 20, 2018
Meteorite hunters who flocked to Detroit from across the U.S. after a meteor exploded are finding the fragments.
The 6-foot-wide meteor broke apart Tuesday about 20 miles over Earth, NASA scientists said. Most of the fragments landed in Hamburg Township.
The first fragments were located Thursday by professional hunters Larry Atkins and Robert Ward of Arizona, according to the American Meteor Society. Atkins owns Cosmic Connection Meteorites, while Ward operates Robert Ward Meteorites.
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