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Colossal asteroid set to travel by Earth on Friday, NASA says we will be fine
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| March 6, 2019
| By Lauren Tousignant
Posted on 03/06/2019 12:51:06 PM PST by BenLurkin
2019 DN, measures between 298 and 656 feet wide, according to NASA, but it will pass Earth around 13 lunar distances away.
So 2019 DN’s flyby will be very far away from us — approximately 3,105,700 miles away.
The asteroid that exploded above Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013 — injuring 1,500 and damaging thousands of buildings — measured about 65 feet wide.
But even if 2019 DN were to change course, NASA says, its impact could do some damage but nothing apocalyptic.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: 2019dn; astronomy; catastrophism; science
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posted on
03/06/2019 12:51:06 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Given the state of NASA is now, that is little comfort!
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posted on
03/06/2019 12:53:34 PM PST
by
RedMonqey
("Those who turn their arms in for plowshares will be doing the plowing for those who didn't.")
To: BenLurkin
And we should always believe the government, right?...............
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posted on
03/06/2019 12:54:09 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: RedMonqey
I wonder.
If there ever is a asteroid headed to collision with Earth, would they actually tell us?
Hopefully, all the amateurs would ......................
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posted on
03/06/2019 12:55:23 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: BenLurkin
Worrying about “13 lunar distances” for a rock the relative size of a grain of fine sand is like getting nervous while driving by an indoor gun range.
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posted on
03/06/2019 12:56:36 PM PST
by
fwdude
(Think about it: Blacks were made slaves in Africa, but were made free men in America.)
To: BenLurkin
...NASA says, its impact could do some damage... NASA, define 'some'......................
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posted on
03/06/2019 12:56:48 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Red Badger
No, and the statist media would have us believe it was a weapon of some sort launched by a “rogue” nation.
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posted on
03/06/2019 12:57:46 PM PST
by
Roman_War_Criminal
(Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
To: BenLurkin
How many millions of times has it passed by the Earth already ?
To: BenLurkin
Somebody alert Al Gore! Because as you can tell by the graph below, this increased asteroid activity is due to Global Warming.
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posted on
03/06/2019 1:01:38 PM PST
by
Leaning Right
(I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
To: Leaning Right
Like driving by a city that has a gun range.
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posted on
03/06/2019 1:03:44 PM PST
by
webheart
(Grammar police on the scene.)
To: rktman
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posted on
03/06/2019 1:05:50 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
03/06/2019 1:06:03 PM PST
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Red Badger
I may use this as an excuse to NOT go help my mom bag up stuff for the Salvation Army Saturday.
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posted on
03/06/2019 1:06:07 PM PST
by
Salamander
(Death makes angels of us all, and give us wings where we once had shoulders, smooth as ravens' claws)
To: Red Badger
I may use this as an excuse to NOT go help my mom bag up stuff for the Salvation Army Saturday.
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posted on
03/06/2019 1:06:07 PM PST
by
Salamander
(Death makes angels of us all, and give us wings where we once had shoulders, smooth as ravens' claws)
To: BenLurkin
The Barringer meteorite was 160 feet across, and left a 3900 foot diameter, 560 foot deep crater, and probably killed anything from ground zero to the horizon.
This new rock is a bit bigger, so the claim that an impact would not be a big deal is doubtful.
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posted on
03/06/2019 1:06:35 PM PST
by
DBrow
To: BenLurkin
The sky isn’t falling. This time. But wait til tomorrow they will thiMk of something to panic the masses.
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posted on
03/06/2019 1:06:36 PM PST
by
certrtwngnut
(4- Do something,,,,even if it's wrong.)
To: Red Badger
If there ever is a asteroid headed to collision with Earth, would they actually tell us?Hopefully, all the amateurs would ......................
Who would believe who? You'd have people screaming, "WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!" and others muttering, "Fake news... Settled science..."
The panic would be interesting.
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posted on
03/06/2019 1:07:36 PM PST
by
Drew68
(No, as a matter of fact, I didn't read the article.)
To: BenLurkin
Government: Trust me, you’ll be fine.”
Citizen: “Oh, shi....”
To: fwdude
But there was that time right after I got my driver license and I was driving by the local golf course. An errant ball came bouncing down the road in front of me, headed right for my windshield. Fortunately it just flew over the top of the car without hitting me and continued on down the road.
Right place, wrong time.
To: BenLurkin
but it will pass Earth around 13 lunar distances awayAbout 3 million miles
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