A car-sized asteroid made the closest Earth flyby a space rock has ever survived

space.com ^ | 18 August 2020 | Chelsea Gohd

[JohnnyP]

Thank you, so much.

[jmacusa]

In the summer of 1969 my Dad bought a 1969 Ford Country Squire Station Wagon.

What a beautiful and powerful car.

[Mr Radical]

They'll never believe this...

[Lean-Right]

“It was a 67 Galaxy”
It also could have been any of
the following;
Chevrolet Nova
Saturn Sky
Ford Taurus
Chevrolet Vega
Toyota Camry Solara
Mercury Comet
Oldsmobile Starfire....

[Bikkuri]

WhatsHisFace that launched his car out to space?

[Bikkuri]

Within a hundred feet of where I live are 2 women, 1 named Chevy and the other is Nova (they are no relation to each other), no joke!!

[alexander_busek]

made the closest Earth flyby a space rock has ever survived

How could they possibly know that?

Should have read:

made the closest recorded Earth flyby a space rock has ever survived

Regards,

[Norski]

Had a ‘75 SS 4-speed. Loved that car.

[jmcenanly]

The Tesla Roadster is currently beyond the orbit of Mars and heading Sunward.
https://spacein3d.com/starman

[KSCITYBOY]

LOL

[Mr Information]

Small remnants would likely burn up in the atmosphere.

[Justa]

The closest? Not by a long shot. The 1972 meteor fly by went through the atmosphere and back out into space. There’s even a film of it.

https://youtu.be/4WlCfuPrszU

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BenLurkin. The smaller ones are harder to spot in advance, good thing one this size would (probably) burn up if it plunged through Earth's atmosphere.

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[SunkenCiv]

/bingo

[Joe 6-pack]

Mitsubishi Eclipse
Ford Probe

[SunkenCiv]

Car fans may enjoy viewing pics of Michelle Knapp’s car, which was struck by the Peekskill Meteorite in 1992. Most of that will probably buff right out.

http://www.google.com/search?q=michelle+knapp%27s+car+hit+by+meteorite+1992&tbm=isch

[Bratch]

Within a hundred feet of where I live are 2 women, 1 named Chevy and the other is Nova...

[faucetman]

No time for Bruce Willis and crew to save us!

[oldtech]

That speed works out to 40,480 FPS so you can get an idea how much damage that might do. A very high velocity rifle round might be on the order of 4000 FPS, plus it is a lot lighter than than the object in this article. So, if that asteroid had struck the earth, I think the damage would be horrific.

[Born to Conserve]

“Should we destroy meteors of this approximate size?”

We’ve been able to kill hurricanes for decades, and haven’t because of the legal implications.