Asteroid Will Safely Pass Closer Than Moon March 5th

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Asteroid Will Safely Pass Closer Than Moon March 5th

Post by MargaritaMc » Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:06 pm

NASA: Asteroid Will Safely Pass Closer Than Moon Wednesday

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This asteroid, 2014 DX110, is estimated to be about 100 feet (30 meters) across. Its closest approach to Earth will be at about 217,000 miles (about 350,000 kilometers) from Earth at about 1 p.m. PST (4 p.m. EST) on March 5.  The average distance between Earth and its moon is about 239,000 miles (385,000 kilometers).
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http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/asteroid/astero ... xdX27dcb5C
It can be viewed live at http://www.virtualtelescope.eu/webtv/
20:30 UT, 5th March, 2014

Also at SLOOH http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 2AbPcaU73o Beginning at 21:00 UT.
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Re: Asteroid Will Safely Pass Closer Than Moon March 5th

Post by THX1138 » Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:47 pm

Anyone out there afraid of an asteroid taking out this planet ? An earthquake destroying your state ? Or how about a 1000 year nuclear war, is anyone afraid of that happening ? If so HA,( No Joke ) Imagine this IF YOU DARE.
My Mother-in-law now lives with us /
All these near misses, i say we aim one :)
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