The Mad Scramble to Claim the World's Most Coveted MeteoriteIn rural Peru, a chunk of rock made landfall with a tremendous blast. Meteorite hunters rushed to get a piece of the action. Then things got weird. In the remote high plains of Peru, a red-hot chunk of rock plummeted from the heavens, making landfall with a tremendous blast. Half a world away, meteorite hunters like Robert Ward (above) got word and rushed to get a piece of the action. Then things
