Space rocks that hurtle towards Earth don't usually survive the journey through our atmosphere – although a recent event adds to the list of rare exceptions. A French woman has claimed she was hit in the ribs by a meteorite while enjoying a coffee with a friend in Schirmeck, in the country's northeast. The unnamed woman initially thought she had been struck by a small animal before seeing a piece of rock, which she took to a local geologist for identification.
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