‘It’s a race’: Inside the hobbyist hunt for a piece of Salt Lake City’s meteor
A California man and “meteorite hunter” unearthed a piece around the size of a softball that weighs 484 grams.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A meteorite found by Mark Dayton, in the desert near Tooele, shown on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. It's around the size of a softball and likely broke off from the meteor above Salt Lake City on Aug. 13, 2022.
Daedan Olander is a news intern at The Tribune. Raised in the Pacific Northwest, he is studying journalism and accounting at Utah State. He previously interned at the Deseret News and started at The Tribune in January 2022 as a legislative reporting intern. A glutton for pain, he is a Cleveland sports fan.
Daedan Olander is a news intern at The Tribune. Raised in the Pacific Northwest, he is studying journalism and accounting at Utah State. He previously interned at the Deseret News and started at The Tribune in January 2022 as a legislative reporting intern. A glutton for pain, he is a Cleveland sports fan.