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Photos: Missile shoots down falling satellite

February 21, 2008 12:27 PM PST
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A large amount of debris can be seen a few seconds after impact. Most of the smaller pieces will burn up when they re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. However, there still is a remote danger that some of the bigger pieces could cause damage.

Photo by U.S. Department of Defense

Caption by Jonathan Skillings

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