Asteroid Explodes Over the English Channel – IOTW Report

Asteroid Explodes Over the English Channel

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A small asteroid exploded over the English channel, near Normandy, in the early hours of this morning. The light show from the shooting star’s “airburst” was visible across most of southern England and Wales — and even as far south as Paris, France. The incident was rare, experts said in that the asteroid disintegrated in sight of populated areas with advance warning, allowing significant data collection. Details

9 Comments on Asteroid Explodes Over the English Channel

  1. I think this is a misprint:
    “It was last observed by the Rantiga Osservatorio at Tincana, Italy just 13 minutes before impact, as the rock was at an altitude of roughly 2,200 miles above sea level.”

    I think they mean 2,200 meters or feet, not miles.

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  2. About 15 years ago I was taking the trash down to the street on a clear evening and a shooting star shot across the sky above me and burned out, and I heard the sound it made as it did. It sounded like a really large bottle rocket, but without the bang at the end.

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