Team Finds Riches in Meteorite Treasure Hunt
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 17:07
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Just before dawn on Oct. 7, 2008, an SUV-sized asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere and exploded harmlessly over the Nubian Desert of northern Sudan. Scientists expected the asteroid, called 2008 TC3, had blown to dust in the resulting high-altitude fireball.