345-greenland-meteor-dixon – A brilliant bolide streaks downward through Earth's upper atmosphere, terminating in an intense, glowing explosion above a glaciated coastal landscape. The hypervelocity impactor casts a bright golden-orange reflection across the partially ice-covered ocean water below. In the foreground, complex patterns of sea ice, fractured glaciers, and rugged coastlines are illuminated under a dark, star-filled orbital sky. Recreation of a meteor that may have exploded over Greenland - digital painting by Don Dixon for Scientific American, 1998
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