Concerning: Meteorites

Meteorite = a piece of rock that plummeted to earth from space without burning up entirely upon entry in our atmosphere. Though most meteorites are often the approximate size of a ping pong ball or an egg, some meteorites can be greater than the size of a Mexican Chihuahua's head. Meteorites can descend from the sky pretty much anywhere on earth although it is unlikely that one will collide with a jalapeno plant in Chihuahua, Mexico or that one caused one of the explosions during the Battle of Cherbourg in World War II. As a child, Enrique Esteban Valendez saw a meteroite crash into a lake, resulting in a large splash. He made numerous attempts to retrieve the meteorite by diving into the lake, but even if it survived the impact, he was unable to identify any suspected meteorites among the stones at the bottom of the water. Successfully retrieved and collected meteorites can be stored and catalogued in file cabinets, but for purposes of scientific study a more controlled environment would be recommended.