Small Asteroid to Light Up Sky Over Africa
Monday, October 6, 2008 - 17:14
in Astronomy & Space
An asteroid measuring several feet in diameter is expected to enter the atmosphere over northern Sudan before dawn Tuesday, setting off a potentially brilliant natural fireworks display.
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