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On Dec 3, 2001 BBC reports, that space debris lit up the sky. The spectacular nighttime light show seen over parts of southern England is now believed to have been caused by burning Russian space debris. Observers said the fragments, which could be seen over parts of Essex and Sussex, were very bright and traced across the sky for up to four minutes.
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HANSLMEIER, A. (2007). Space Debris. In: THE SUN AND SPACE WEATHER. ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE LIBRARY, vol 347. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5604-8_11
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