The Car, the Hole, and the Peekskill Meteorite

The Peekskill meteor of 1992 was captured on 16 independent video s and then struck a car. Documented as brighter than the full Moon , the spectacular fireball crossed parts of several US states during its 40 seconds of glory before landing in Peekskill , New York . The resulting meteorite , pictured here , is composed of dense rock and has the size and mass of an extremely heavy bowling ball . If you are lucky enough to find a meteorite just after impact , do not pick it up -- parts of it are likely to be either very hot or very cold . In tonight 's possibly spectacular Leonid meteor shower , few meteors, if any, are expected to hit the ground.