NASA is skeptical a meteorite actually caused that giant crater in Nicaragua

NASA is skeptical a meteorite actually caused that giant crater in Nicaragua
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The massive crater discovered in Nicaragua over the weekend may not have been caused by a meteorite after all, according to NASA.

Though initial reports claimed a chunk of the asteroid 2014 RC caused the dent, the space rock didn't pass Earth until 13 hours after the impact, NASA said in a statement. Moreover, there have as yet been no eye witness reports of a fireball blazing across the sky, nor any evidence of debris "typically associated with a meteor of the size required to produce such a crater."

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.