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'''Near-Earth objects''' ('''NEOs''') are [[w:asteroid|asteroids]], [[w:comet|comets]] and large [[w:meteoroid|meteoroids]] whose orbits bring them close to [[w:Earth|Earth]]'s orbit, and which may therefore pose a collision danger. | '''Near-Earth objects''' ('''NEOs''') are [[w:asteroid|asteroids]], [[w:comet|comets]] and large [[w:meteoroid|meteoroids]] whose orbits bring them close to [[w:Earth|Earth]]'s orbit, and which may therefore pose a collision danger. | ||
On October 7, 2008 a meteoroid 2 to 5 meters (7 to 16 ft) in diameter entered Earth's atmosphere and burned up before it reached the ground. The object had just been discovered about a day before the impact. It exploded tens of kilometers above the ground with the energy of around one [[w:TNT equivalent|kiloton of TNT]], causing a large fireball in the early morning sky over northern [[w:Sudan|Sudan]]. | On October 7, 2008 a meteoroid called [[w:2008_TC3|2008 TC<sub>3</sub>]] which as 2 to 5 meters (7 to 16 ft) in diameter entered Earth's atmosphere and burned up before it reached the ground. The object had just been discovered about a day before the impact. It exploded tens of kilometers above the ground with the energy of around one [[w:TNT equivalent|kiloton of TNT]], causing a large fireball in the early morning sky over northern [[w:Sudan|Sudan]]. | ||
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Revision as of 22:15, 16 October 2008
Near-Earth objects (NEOs) are asteroids, comets and large meteoroids whose orbits bring them close to Earth's orbit, and which may therefore pose a collision danger.
On October 7, 2008 a meteoroid called 2008 TC3 which as 2 to 5 meters (7 to 16 ft) in diameter entered Earth's atmosphere and burned up before it reached the ground. The object had just been discovered about a day before the impact. It exploded tens of kilometers above the ground with the energy of around one kiloton of TNT, causing a large fireball in the early morning sky over northern Sudan.
In the news
- Boulder-Size Asteroid to Be Fireball Over Earth Monday - October 6, 2008
- Incoming Asteroid Burned Up in Earth's Atmosphere Right on Time - October 8, 2008
- Little Asteroid Makes a Big Splash - October 9, 2008