Halley Comet Chunk Ignites Fireball
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 09:30
in Astronomy & Space
A meter wide fragment of a comet that may come from a Halley Type comet – or Halley itself – slammed into Earth's atmosphere at 86,000 mph, completely disintegrating 37 miles above ground. Recorded by a NASA camera in Cartersville, GA on May 20, 2011