Why scientists went searching for a meteorite off the coast of Washington

KUOW | By Bill Radke,

Alison Bruzek

Published July 5, 2018 at 2:36 PM AKDT

Fuca Pillar at Cape Flattery, the northwest extremity of the Olympic Peninsula. Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Washington.

Bill Radke talks to Jenny Waddell, research coordinator at the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. She was on the exploration ship that went hunting for a meteorite on Monday. The team livestreamed the mission. It was the first ever to search for a meteorite in the ocean.