‘Very small asteroid’ entered Earth’s atmosphere on Tuesday
FILE - A satellite is seen trailing across the night sky above Saltburn on April 21, 2020 in Saltburn By The Sea, United Kingdom. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
A "very small asteroid" entered Earth’s atmosphere just over Eastern Siberia on Tuesday morning.
Astronomers only discovered the asteroid while observing the skies this morning before it disintegrated in Earth’s atmosphere.
The asteroid measured between 1.6 and 4 feet, according to EarthSky, and was traveling at a velocity of 9.6 miles per second at about a 58-degree angle.
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This is the fourth time this year that an asteroid has entered Earth’s atmosphere, according to EarthSky.
This latest asteroid is the 11th overall to hit Earth’s atmosphere that astronomers have spotted before impact.