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Fireball Rock Fragments Found Near Coloma and Lotus
Scientists say a daylight fireball over California and Nevada released about 5 kilotons, near Hiroshima's 15 kilotons, vaporizing on entry. Two meteorites weighing about 10 grams each were found near Coloma and Lotus, with more expected as collectors swarm the Sierra foothills to recover pieces before rain degrades them.
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Reno
Nev
Sierra Foothills
California
Hiroshima
John T. Wasson
Ucla Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics
Bill Cooke
NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Earth
Phere
Tim Spahr
Minor Planet Center
Harvard University
Wasson
Coloma
Sacramento
Lotus
Auburn
Placerville
UCLA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology