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RE: New Jersey crater

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"It's just really, really weird. We dug around and couldn't find anything. We used metal detectors because all meteors have metal in them, and we couldn't find anything, large or small" - Jerry Vinski, director of nearby Raritan Valley Community College's planetarium, who conducted tests on the site.

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Bernards Officials and experts in one New Jersey town are scratching their heads over a mysterious hole that appeared in a yard last week.
For now, it appears the small crater that splayed debris across a 100-foot area wasn't caused by a meteorite. Beyond that, it's a mystery.
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Officials Believe Meteorite Hit Basking Ridge Lawn

Township officials believe a small meteorite impacted the front lawn of a township home last Friday morning at about 11:35 a.m., creating a trench and spewing dirt and debris on the lawn, driveway and street near the residence.
The address of the home has not been released. However, Township Committeeman John Carpenter said the home is in the southern end of the township.
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