A Russian Rocket Collides With A Meteorite, Sending A Slow Slick Of Debris Through Space
This time-lapse image shows Russian rocket Briz-M, right after a meteorite smashed into it in 2007. That yellow line, like a comet’s tail, is the debris expanding to the left over a half-hour period, says photographer Ray Palmer. Gallery below. Says Perth-based Palmer, self-taught “cosmotographer,” the debris is moving too slowly for the naked human…
