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To: going hot; UCANSEE2

How to Watch a Near-Earth Asteroid Zoom Closer to Earth than the Moon


31 posted on 11/25/2018 11:06:40 AM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: SunkenCiv
I was always under the impression that .03 lunar distance meant .03 X 240,000, which would make it approximately 7000 miles, which is really close by.

Your article says the nearest one passed at approximately 238,100 miles, which to me means .99+ lunar distance.

Or do we measure lunar distance starting on the moon?

32 posted on 11/25/2018 1:24:03 PM PST by going hot (happiness is a momma deuce)
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