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A meteorite fell at their doorstep. The doorbell camera caught it all.

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A Canadian couple's doorbell camera captured a meteorite hitting their property on July 25, 2024 .

The meteorite is one of only 69 known to have struck Canada , according to The Meteoritical Society .

The society has only 410 meteorites in 410 since its inception in 1957 .

The video documented the timing of the meteorite's arrival, down to the second .

It could help determine the parent meteoroid's orbit and potentially where it came from.

The frames of the video could also be analyzed for angle and speed.

Herd plans to do more studies.

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