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It happened on 7 October 2008.

The terminal trajectory for Earth impacting asteroid 2008 TC3 Asteroid 2008 TC3 Strikes Earth: Predictions and Observations Agree
November 4, 2008

A spectacular fireball lit up the predawn sky above Northern Sudan on October 7, 2008. This explosion was caused by the atmospheric entry of a small near-Earth asteroid, estimated to be no more than a few meters in diameter. Although such small impact events occur several times per year around the globe, this case was unprecedented because the asteroid was actually discovered the day before it reached the Earth and the impact location and time were for the first time predicted in advance.
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Overhead view showing 2008 TC3's trajectory to Earth. Impact of Asteroid 2008 TC3 Confirmed
October 7, 2008

Confirmation has been received that the asteroid impact fireball occurred at the predicted time and place. The energy recorded was estimated to be 0.9 to 1.0 kT of TNT and the time of detection was 02:45:45 on October 7 (Greenwich Standard Time). An additional confirmation was apparently reported by a KLM airliner As reported by Peter Brown (University of Western Ontario, Canada), a preliminary examination of infrasound stations nearest to the predicted impact point shows that at least one station recorded the event. These measurements are consistent with the predicted time and place of the atmospheric impact and indicate an estimated energy of 1.1 - 2.1 kT of TNT.

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid 2008 TC3 Small Asteroid Predicted to Cause Brilliant Fireball over Northern Sudan (2008 TC3)
October 6, 2008

A very small, few-meter sized asteroid, designated 2008 TC3, was found Monday morning by the Catalina Sky Survey from their observatory near Tucson Arizona. Preliminary orbital computations by the Minor Planet Center suggested an atmospheric entry of this object within a day of discovery. JPL confirmed that an atmospheric impact will very likely occur during early morning twilight over northern Sudan, north-eastern Africa, at 2:46 UT Tuesday morning.

Boom! That's one way to get coons into orbit. Too bad it wasn't Israel.

Jerry Abbott


 
Posted : 12/02/2009 10:19 am
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