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Pyramid-shaped 427-foot asteroid set to whiz past Earth
Fox News ^
| By James Rogers |
Posted on 12/06/2019 5:36:18 PM PST by BenLurkin
The space rock will fly harmlessly past our planet. Asteroid VH5 2019 will make its flyby at about 17.9 lunar distances on Dec. 8, according to the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The asteroid has dimensions of 57 meters (187 feet) by 130 meters (426.5 feet), NASA says.
Citing the asteroid’s dimensions, the Inquisitr website describes the rock as “pyramid-shaped,” noting that it is almost as large as the famous Great Pyramid of Giza. The Apollo asteroid is one of five space rocks set to fly by Earth over the weekend, according to the Inquisitr, all at safe distances.
A massive 2,000-foot asteroid harmlessly zoomed past Earth last month. In 2017, a skyscraper-sized asteroid named 2010 NY65 flew past Earth at about eight times the distance between Earth and the moon.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: 2010ny65; apolloasteroid; asteroid; asteroids; asteroidvh52019; astronomy; catastrophism; pyramid; science; vh52019
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posted on
12/06/2019 5:36:18 PM PST
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BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
How were the dimensions determined?
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posted on
12/06/2019 5:38:30 PM PST
by
Fungi
To: BenLurkin
A miss is as good as a mile.
To: BenLurkin
Expected to make a soft landing somewhere near the Nile river.
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posted on
12/06/2019 5:39:07 PM PST
by
fruser1
To: BenLurkin
As long as it doesn’t whiz on the earth.
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posted on
12/06/2019 5:41:06 PM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: BenLurkin
Some leftover Osiris technology?
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posted on
12/06/2019 5:42:22 PM PST
by
wally_bert
(Your methods were a little incomplete, you too for that matter.)
To: blueunicorn6
Are they looking for a Stargate.
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posted on
12/06/2019 5:42:23 PM PST
by
Destroyer Sailor
(Revenge is a dish best served cold.)
To: BenLurkin
A pyramid shaped asteroid is especially dangerous because it’s pointy.
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posted on
12/06/2019 5:42:39 PM PST
by
Yardstick
To: BenLurkin
Does it look like this?
Paging Col. O'Neill and SG-1 to the Gate Room.
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posted on
12/06/2019 5:43:03 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(A hero is a hero no matter what medal they give him. Likewise a schmuck is still a schmuck.)
To: fruser1
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posted on
12/06/2019 5:44:30 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
What the heck does an asteroid drink that it has to whiz by the earth?
And why can’t It whiz by Mars? They need the moisture.
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posted on
12/06/2019 5:44:54 PM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Yardstick
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posted on
12/06/2019 5:45:03 PM PST
by
TribalPrincess2U
(0bama's agenda�Divide and conquer seems to be working.?)
To: HighSierra5
In this case a mile is as good as a hit.
To: blueunicorn6
Better to be whizzed off than whizzed on.
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posted on
12/06/2019 5:46:02 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
I had a pyramid shaped asteroid once.
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posted on
12/06/2019 5:47:16 PM PST
by
Eddie01
To: BenLurkin
Here's a close up view...
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posted on
12/06/2019 5:49:01 PM PST
by
Redcitizen
(Tagline not secure.)
To: BenLurkin
Tired of asteroids that miss us.
Go big or go home.
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posted on
12/06/2019 5:49:10 PM PST
by
Lazamataz
(We can be called a racist and we'll just smile. Because we don't care.)
To: BenLurkin
Unless it’s Cheez Whiz!
Cheez Whiz is the perfect topping for almost any food!
Try it on chips!
Ladle it on vegetables!
Try a spoonful or two on apple pie!
Urine for some good eating when you use Cheez Whiz!
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posted on
12/06/2019 5:55:08 PM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: BenLurkin
A nice linear accelerator would do the trick just fine
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posted on
12/06/2019 5:56:33 PM PST
by
eyeamok
To: Lazamataz
Coming soon, coming soon
on the outside of the track
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posted on
12/06/2019 5:57:01 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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