WATCH: Falling North West meteor not out of the ordinary – expert04 June, 02:46 PMJan Bornman, News24Despite dramatic footage showing what appears to be a meteor hurtling toward earth, the object that fell in Ottosdal in the North West this past weekend is nothing out of the ordinary - so says Johan Smit, chairperson of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa (ASSA). According to Smit, there are daily occurrences of dust, rocks and other debris from space falling to Earth. "What is different and extraordinary to some people is that this was captured on camera," he told News24. A paper by Cornell University in the US estimates that there are between 18 000 and 84 000 meteorite strikes, bigger than 10g, each year. A nearby farmer who witnessed the apparent meteorite falling declined to comment.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 04, 2018 12:45 UTC