Indian officials say they believe a meteorite killed a man on Sunday in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. A local television station, NDTV, reported an Indian government minister as saying that a meteorite fell on the grounds of a private engineering college. This official said the space rock created a two-meter wide hole, or crater, on the college campus. The American space agency, NASA, was quick to react. It said that photographs of the crater seem to show a “land-based explosion” may have caused the damage. While the cause is unknown, debris from the blast killed a man standing nearby. Witnesses say the blast also shook buildings and broke windows. The head of the college told the Associated Press police recovered an object that investigators plan to test. The object is described as dark blue with jagged edges. It is reportedly small enough to be held in a closed hand. However, it is unknown if it came from space or could have fallen off a passing airplane.
Title: Did a Meteorite Kill a Man in India?
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data-start-time='23271' data-end-time='32667'>This official said the space rock created a two-meter wide hole, or crater, on the college campus.</span> <span data-start-time='32667' data-end-time='38583'>The American space agency, NASA, was quick to react. </span> <span data-start-time='38583' data-end-time='48000'>It said that photographs of the crater seem to show a “land-based explosion” may have caused the damage.</span> <span data-start-time='48000' data-end-time='54792'>While the cause is unknown, debris from the blast killed a man standing nearby. </span> <span data-start-time='54792' data-end-time='61063'>Witnesses say the blast also shook buildings and broke windows.</span> <span data-start-time='61063' data-end-time='69854'>The head of the college told the Associated Press police recovered an object that investigators plan to test.</span> <span data-start-time='69854' data-end-time='75438'>The object is described as dark blue with jagged edges. </span> <span 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