Pasadena, California (GroundReport) – According to published reports, an asteroid measuring several feet in diameter is expected to enter the earth’s atmosphere over northern Sudan before dawn on Tuesday. The asteroid is expected to set off a display of natural fireworks in the sky.
"We estimate objects of this size enter earth’s atmosphere once every few months," said Don Yeomans of the Near-Earth Object Office at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena in a report on rediff.com.
He added, "The unique aspect of this event is that it is the first time we have observed an impacting object during its final approach."
"Observers in the region could be in for quite a show," Yeomans elaborated. "When the object enters the atmosphere, it could become an extremely bright fireball."
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