Fireball Over Colorado Brings Out Meteorite Hunters

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5min 28sec

When a fireball streaked across Colorado’s night sky on October 1st, Mike Jensen took notice. That's because Jensen, a stay-at-home dad in Aurora, hunts for meteorites as a hobby. He knew roughly where to look: along the meteor's path, dozens of miles long. So Jensen set out to scour the ground for space rocks. He talks to Dan Meyers.