File:Almahata Sitta meteorite.jpg
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DescriptionAlmahata Sitta meteorite.jpg | Asteroid 2008 TC3 was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey in Tucson on October 6th, 2008. The small asteroid was tracked until it impacted the following day, Oct 7th, in the Nubian desert of northern Sudan. This was the first asteroid to be detected in space before hitting planet Earth making it a remarkable and historic event. Witnesses reported seeing the bright fireball near Almahata Sitta which is Arabic for station six, a desert railroad post. The meteor was also observed by two commercial jet pilots. A search team composed mainly of enthusiastic college students combed the desert floor until fresh fragments were finally located. Fresh fallen meteorites of varied and rare lithologies were recovered including ureilites and enstatite chondrites. Research seems to suggest that 2008 TC3 was a polymict breccia asteroid which explains the myriad lithologies discovered in the Almahata Sitta strewnfield. | ||
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Author | Jon Taylor | ||
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Date and time of data generation | 04:06, 18 January 2011 |
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File change date and time | 16:16, 18 January 2011 |
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Date and time of digitizing | 04:06, 18 January 2011 |
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