After two rocks in Jinju, South Gyeongsang, were confirmed by the Korea Polar Research Institute as chondrites - pieces of meteorites - the region is being inundated with people who want to find their own space rocks, buy space rocks or take advantage of individuals looking for their own pieces of heaven. After a meteor shower was observed on March 9, two black rocks weighing about 9 kilograms (19.8 pounds) and 4 kilograms were found by two different locals in Jinju over the next two days. They were suspected to be meteorites. Kopri officials raced to the scenes and confirmed they were chondrites on Sunday. Read more