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Western University Physics & Astronomy Peter Brown
Western University Western Meteor Physics Group Department of Physics & Astronomy

Fireball Events

The St. Thomas Fireball [18-March-2014]

Orbital Animation

 

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This animation shows the relative orbits of the basketball sized asteroid which produced the St. Thomas fireball and the Earth prior to its collision with the Earth. Animation credit Paul Wiegert, Western University.