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First videos of the atmospheric entry of ~1m-wide asteroid #Sar2667 now coming in.
Lovely still image showing the terminal flash.

(h/t @Marco_Langbroek)
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🚨ATTENTION! A small asteroid is expected to safely impact the French-English channel in ~4 hours time, 03:00:03 UT tomorrow. Object size is around ~1 meter and should appear as bright as the Moon momentarily as it enters the atmosphere. Approx visibility circle posted below. 1/
Object was discovered by the Konkoly Observatory in Hungary a few hours ago. Temporary designation of the object is Sar2667. It is expected to enter the atmosphere at around a 45° angle, coming from the East. 2/
Impact time of 03:00:03 has an uncertainty of a few minutes as it stands, but should be narrowed down to a few seconds by impact time. I'll keep it updated here in this thread. 3/
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A 1-meter meteoroid (small #asteroid) has been detected and is expected to *safely* strike Earth's atmosphere over northern France between 3:50-4:03 CET.

In the area? Look out for a #ShootingStar!☄️

#Fireball
#Sar2667
This is just the seventh time an #asteroidimpact has ever been predicted before it happens - a sign of the rapid advancements in global asteroid detection capabilities!

#PlanetaryDefence
#SpaceSafety

📸This was the 6th
©️Robert Weryk👉esa.int/Space_Safety/P…
Last estimation shows #Sar2667's point of impact getting much closer to the #Rouen area.

Safe #AsteroidImpact
#ShootingStar☄️

People of Rouen - send us your photos if you get any!🇫🇷

@ESA_fr
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