Meteorite hunters have fanned out across Ohio following the spectacular disintegration of an estimated 6,350-kilogramme space rock earlier this week. The celestial visitor, which caused a dazzling fireball visible for hundreds of miles, broke apart around 9 am on Tuesday over Valley City, south of Cleveland.
Travelling at approximately 72,420 kilometres per hour, the meteoroid, confirmed by NASA to be nearly 1.8 metres in diameter, generated a sonic boom that rattled buildings and sparked fears of an explosion across states from Wisconsin to Maryland.
