A doorbell camera at a Canadian home has captured rare footage and sounds of a meteorite crashing into a couple's sidewalk and crashing back to Earth.
According to the Meteor Association, which posted a video with the report, Laura Kelly and her partner were surprised to find dust and strange debris strewn on the sidewalk when they returned home after an evening walk.
They checked the security cameras and saw something crash into the front door, causing smoke and crackling sounds.
The pair reported their find to the University of Alberta's meteorite reporting system, and curator Chris Hurd examined samples of the debris to confirm its interstellar origin.
A meteorite is a piece of space rock that crashes into Earth after surviving the scorching heat of the atmosphere. About 43 tons (43,500 kg) of similar debris hit Earth every day, but it's far more likely to end up in the ocean than land on someone's stoop, according to NASA.
Space rocks also create streaks in the night sky as shooting stars during meteor showers that occur several times a year.
The video from July appears to be the first. Cameras have captured meteors streaking the sky, but it's rare to capture the full sound of a meteorite impact on video.
The space rock, which was officially registered on Monday, has been named Charlottetown, after the city on Prince Edward Island in eastern Canada where it crashed.
