Cape Cod meteor likely iron with unusual density, NASA finds
TL;DR
NASA says the Cape Cod Bay meteor was likely an iron meteorite, unusually dense at about 8,000 kg/m³, broke apart around 31 miles up with few small fragments, and could potentially be recovered from the ocean floor; the density estimate is preliminary and awaits further analysis.
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