Rumbling meteor lights up Norway, prompting search for meteorites0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 28, 2021
Hunt begins near Oslo for fragments after sightings of large space rock hurtling across night sky
Hunt begins near Oslo for fragments after sightings of large space rock hurtling across night sky
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