Asteroid 2008 TC3 Update – and a Question

Image of Impact of asteroid 2008 TC3 over Northern Sudan, observed by EUMETSAT’s rapid-scanning service. Meteosat-8 IR3.9 – 07/10/08 02:45 UTC.

Reader note: “For over a day now http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news160.html promises “forthcoming” details about apparently very detailled observations of the airburst by asteroid 2008 TC3 yet nothing has been released. This sounds like data from an early warning satellite as these have yielded precise measurements of such (non-predicted) airbursts before. Your vast network of sources should be able to confirm that in no time …”

http://cosmos4u.blogspot.com/2008/10/quick-update-more-detections-of-bolide.html

http://cosmos4u.blogspot.com/2008/10/predicted-airburst-detected-via.html