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To: BenLurkin
In fact, the asteroid’s closest approach to Earth was estimated to be at a distance of 3.7 Lunar Distances (LD) – i.e. almost four times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.

That's what, about a million miles away? Much ado about very little.

12 posted on 05/10/2017 8:46:39 AM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Building the Wall! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: JimRed
That's what, about a million miles away? Much ado about very little.

Well, on a galactic scale, that SOB just swerved into our lane and damn near took out our front fender...

21 posted on 05/10/2017 9:17:18 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool - you bet that Tommy sees! - Kipling)
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