Scientists have re-created what the asteroid 2008 TC₃ looked like just before it slammed face-first into Earth on October 7, 2008. An artist’s illustration shows, in 12-second intervals, only the flattened part of the asteroid that faced Earth as it fell. The horizontal line at top shows actual observations of the asteroid. Credit: P. Scheirich, P. Jenniskens

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