A cherry tomato-sized meteorite, 4.56 billion years old, crashed into a metro Atlanta home in June. University of Georgia geologist Scott Harris analyzed 23 grams of fragments, determining its age and origin from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The meteorite, potentially the 27th recovered in Georgia's history, is proposed to be named the McDonough Meteorite. The event, witnessed across several states, highlights the importance of studying meteorites to understand potential future asteroid threats.

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