24 January 2025

Last summer on 25 July a small rock dropped in from outer space. Six months later it’s famous as the only meteorite ever recorded in sight and sound as it hit the Earth.

When the rock exploded on impact at Joe Velaidum’s house in Marshfield near Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the activity was picked up on the home’s RING camera.

It caused a divot in the walkway approximately 2 centimeters [3/4 inch] in diameter.  Velaidum reports that he was standing at that location minutes before the meteorite struck it; he considers the event “a near-death experience”.

The Charlottetown meteorite came from the asteroid belt, according to the University of Alberta researcher [Chris Herd], and would have traveled at least 200 kilometres per hour (124 mph) just prior to impact.

— Wikipedia account: Charlottetown meteorite

No wonder Velaidum considers it a near death experience! Even though the rock was small it could easily have killed him at that speed.

This photo embedded from the CBC’s P.E.I. homeowner captures sound and video of meteorite strike on camera, and scientists believe it’s a first shows Chris Herd holding a fragment of the rock.

Learn more and see the meteorite explode in this video from New8Now on YouTube.

Check out the CBC’s article: P.E.I. homeowner captures sound and video of meteorite strike on camera, and scientists believe it’s a first.