Meteorite
crashes
through
roof
of
house
Scientists
say
that
a
rock
that
fell
through
the
roof
of
a
house
in
Freehold
Township,
New
Jersey
this
week
was
a
meteorite
and
was
likely
over
a
billion
years
old.
The
meteorite
is
currently
owned
by
the
same
family
whose
house
it
hit;
the
names
of
the
family
members
have
not
been
released
and
no
one
inside
the
home
was
injured.
The
meteorite
is
named
"Freehold
Township"
after
the
township
it
landed
in.
Scientists
have
not
yet
been
able
to
take
samples
of
the
rock,
they
have
looked
at
it
but
they
say
the
rock
is
likely
made
of
iron
due
to
its
"density,
magnetic
properties,
markings
and
coloration"
and
is
likely
a
piece
of
a
much
larger
asteroid.
The
rock
weighs
approximately
13
ounces
(about
.37
kilograms),
which
is
little
more
than
the
weight
of
a
can
of
soup.
"It's
a
pretty
exciting
find,"
said
one
scientist
who
has
examined
the
rock,
Jeremy
S.
Dela-ney.
"It's
a
good
candidate
for
the
core
of
an
asteroid,"
added
Delaney
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