Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Deadly Meteorites Routinely Explode on Earth by George Putic Space rocks often enter the Earth's atmosphere and usually explode and burn before falling to the ground. About 70 percent of our planet is covered with water so most of them disappear on the oceans' floor and we would not know about them if it was not for an international agency. VOA's George Putic reports. __________________________________________________________________ [1]http://www.voanews.com/media/video/deadly-meteorite-routinely-explod e-on-earth/1914262.html References 1. http://www.voanews.com/media/video/deadly-meteorite-routinely-explode-on-earth/1914262.html