[meteorite-list] Fw: Bolide to enter over northern Sudan in less than 8 hours

From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 14:20:17 -0500
Message-ID: <000c01c927e8$91d5be90$264de146_at_ATARIENGINE>

Hi, All!

Rob Matson asked to forward this to the list
as he apparently cannot post it. A remarkable
event, well... Read it.

A shame it's not hitting some area more
hospitable to searches!

Sterling K. Webb
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Matson, Robert D." <ROBERT.D.MATSON at saic.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; "Sterling K. Webb"
<sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net>; <mexicodoug at aim.com>
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 2:09 PM
Subject: Bolide to enter over northern Sudan in <8 hours


Hi All,

A large bolide is going to enter over northern Sudan in less
than 8 hours -- the first case of an asteroid being discovered
that has a 100% chance of hitting the earth -- well, hitting
its atmosphere, anyway:

http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/mpec/K08/K08T50.html

The Minor Planet Center claims that it won't survive atmospheric
passage, which is true if they mean as a single body. But I
calculate the size to be at least 3 meters, possibly as much
as 4.5 meters, so I'd be quite surprised if no meteorites
were produced.

It will be nighttime in Europe and Africa when 2008 TC3 enters,
so hopefully someone will get some good video! --Rob

Sterling & Doug: I'm sending this to the two of you since I don't
think this will make it through to Meteorite Central. If one of
you could please forward for me, I'd be much obliged. :-)
Received on Mon 06 Oct 2008 03:20:17 PM PDT