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Asteroid twice the size of Empire State Building to fly past earth today
dnaindia.com ^

Posted on 09/10/2021 11:07:00 AM PDT by BenLurkin

An asteroid flying past our planet is not an uncommon phenomenon, and it will be happening again today.

According to the official data, the asteroid is known as 2010 RJ53, and its diameter is almost 774 metres, which is over 2,500 feet. This asteroid will zoom past the earth today, and will potentially be flying at a distance of 366,000 kilometers from the planet, making it closer to us than the moon.

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TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: 2010rj53; asteroid

1 posted on 09/10/2021 11:07:00 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Near miss? Why are you bringing us all down with this story?


2 posted on 09/10/2021 11:09:37 AM PDT by frogjerk (I will not do business with fascists)
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To: frogjerk

coordinates for San Fagcisco...


3 posted on 09/10/2021 11:10:57 AM PDT by max americana (FIRED LEFTARD employees at our office every election since 2008 and enjoyed seeing them cry.)
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To: BenLurkin

King Kong is clinging to it.


4 posted on 09/10/2021 11:12:03 AM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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To: max americana

I’d prefer the Three Gorges Dam.

Is this like Deep Impact or Armageddon sized?


5 posted on 09/10/2021 11:12:04 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: BenLurkin

I hate metrics. That’s roughly 226,000 miles away.


6 posted on 09/10/2021 11:14:37 AM PDT by Bearshouse (Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem. *Thomas Jefferson)
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To: EEGator
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7 posted on 09/10/2021 11:17:30 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: frogjerk
Why are you bringing us all down with this story?

It didn't bring me down. And if you fear being, "Brought down", the Internet of is full of cute heart warming puppy and kitty videos. Give them a try!☺

8 posted on 09/10/2021 11:18:26 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: BenLurkin

One of these days one will hit.
DC would be perfect.


9 posted on 09/10/2021 11:20:59 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: BenLurkin

A miss is as good as a mile.


10 posted on 09/10/2021 11:34:20 AM PDT by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)
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To: BenLurkin

I wish it would hit...

“Make it quick” is my current mindset on this clown ass world


11 posted on 09/10/2021 11:49:30 AM PDT by GraceG ("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
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To: ping jockey

It amazes me how bad we are at detecting things until that are danger-close.


13 posted on 09/10/2021 12:16:31 PM PDT by VA_Gentleman ("Poor Al Gore. Global warming completely debunked via the very internet you invented." -Jon Stewart)
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To: dragnet2

You didn’t get the joke. I was brought down because it is going to miss us....


14 posted on 09/10/2021 12:25:28 PM PDT by frogjerk (I will not do business with fascists)
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To: BenLurkin

What time is it due to pass by?


15 posted on 09/10/2021 12:33:16 PM PDT by sanjuanbob (Do NOT buy Chinese ProductsI)
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To: BenLurkin

It’s ok. We’re all masked.


16 posted on 09/10/2021 12:36:05 PM PDT by sphinx
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To: All

Regarding the asteroid, President Biden commented, “Our six point program has reduced the COVID rate on flyby solar system objects to near zero.” When asked how the rate could be anything but zero, Biden indicated he was not allowed to take “those kinds of questions”.


17 posted on 09/10/2021 12:46:11 PM PDT by WillVoteForFood
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To: BenLurkin

It is not going to miss the moon by much. Hitting the moon would be just as disastrous as directly hitting us. It would just be a slow death rather than a quick dead.


18 posted on 09/10/2021 1:41:04 PM PDT by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: BenLurkin

I’m drinking bourbon just in case its my last day. 😏


19 posted on 09/10/2021 2:13:53 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: BenLurkin

Better than an asteroid twice the size of earth to fly by the Empire State Building.


20 posted on 09/10/2021 2:15:16 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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