Meteorite may have caused crater

A meteorite which was only destined to pass "close" to the Earth may have left its impact on the planet’s surface.

British scientists say a crater left in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua may be linked to the 2014 RC “pitbull” asteroid — and that there could be plenty of other flying rocks ready to crash to Earth.

Dr Dan Brown, an astronomy expert at Nottingham Trent University, said: “The possible meteorite impact in Nicaragua, linked with the asteroid 2014 RC which flew by Earth raises some interesting questions.