344-saudi-meteor-dixon – Molten glass splashes out from a meteor impact in the Empty Quarter ( Rub' al Khali) of the Saudi Desert. A dramatic meteor impact unfolds across a vast desert landscape, dominated by rolling sand dunes under a darkened sky. A massive, brilliant explosion erupts from the desert floor, blasting fine debris, shockwaves, and an immense mushroom-shaped plume of smoke and dust high into the atmosphere. In the upper left quadrant, a secondary glowing bolide streaks downward, leaving a fiery trail, while freshly scattered, burning meteorites impact the foreground terrain. digital painting by Don Dixon for Scientific American
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