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A Sneaky Asteroid Buzzed By Earth Yesterday
Smithsonianmag.com ^ | 10 Jan, 2016 | Jason Daley

Posted on 01/11/2017 10:29:01 AM PST by MtnClimber

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To: MtnClimber

Just what we need, stealth asteroids.


21 posted on 01/11/2017 11:43:28 AM PST by CommerceComet (Hillary: A unique blend of incompetence and corruption.)
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as it circles the sun it also crosses through the orbits of both Venus and Earth.

Maybe we'll get lucky and it will be picked off by Venus before it crosses our orbit again.

22 posted on 01/11/2017 11:55:41 AM PST by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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23 posted on 01/11/2017 3:00:40 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: Godebert

Thanks for the link - very cool indeed.


24 posted on 01/11/2017 3:05:54 PM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: jonno

The amount of mess would depend upon whether it broke apart in the atmosphere or actually hit.


25 posted on 01/11/2017 3:22:47 PM PST by SauronOfMordor (Socialists want YOUR wealth redistributed, never THEIRS!)
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