2008 TC3
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2008 TC3 was an 80-tonne, 4.1-meter diameter asteroid that entered Earth's atmosphere on October 7, 2008. It exploded at an estimated 37 kilometers above the Nubian Desert in Sudan. Some 600 meteorite
Meteosat 8/EUMETSAT infrared image of the explosion
Jenniskens in the Nubian Desert, February 2009
Meteosat 8/EUMETSAT visual image of first light flare from 2008 TC3 with lat/long reference
Meteosat 8/EUMETSAT IR image of main fireball from 2008 TC3
Ureilite
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Ureilite is a rare type of stony meteorite that has a unique mineralogical composition very different from that of other stony meteorites. This dark grey or brownish meteorite type is named after the
2008 TC3
…Desert in Sudan. Some 600 meteorites, weighing a total of 10.5 kilograms (23.1 lb), were recovered; many of these belonged to a rare type known as ureilites, which contain, among other minerals, nanodiamonds. It was the first time that an asteroid impact had been predicted before its entry into the atmosphere…
NWA 4231, an example of an ureilite meteorite