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Asteroid size of 747 set to fly past Earth on Halloween
Fox News ^
| 10/29/2020
| By Chris Ciaccia |
Posted on 10/30/2020 8:30:17 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The massive space rock, known as 2020 UX3, is estimated to have a diameter between 88 and 196 feet, according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Studies (CNEOS). For comparison purposes, the wingspan of a 747 is 225 feet long.
It will come within 3.2 million miles of Earth, traveling at roughly 36,000 miles per hour. Its size and its proximity to Earth make it a near-Earth object (NEO).
NASA unveiled a 20-page plan in 2018 that details the steps the U.S. should take to be better prepared for NEOs, such as asteroids and comets that come within 30 million miles of the planet.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in April 2019 that an asteroid strike is not something to be taken lightly and is perhaps Earth's biggest threat.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: 2020ux3; asteroid; astronomy; catastrophism; creedence; science
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To: samadams2000
Then it will be somewhere else.
To: BenLurkin
There is one the same day that is 100,000 times larger and it is only 950 trillion miles away!
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10/30/2020 9:55:31 AM PDT
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Right Wing Assault
(Die-ggl,TWT,FCBK,NYT,WPo,Hwd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antf,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA,ARP,MSNBC)
To: taxcontrol
Yeah, but suppose the asteroid breaks up and changes trajectory aiming straight at earth. Who ya gonna sue?
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10/30/2020 10:08:48 AM PDT
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Getready
(Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
To: DoodleBob; SunkenCiv
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10/30/2020 10:10:15 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin; DoodleBob
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10/30/2020 10:30:04 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
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10/30/2020 10:40:25 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Moon is about 250,000 miles away.
Mars about 43 million miles away.
Sun about 92 million miles away.
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10/30/2020 10:49:35 AM PDT
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Newtoidaho
(All I ask of living is to have no chains on me.)
To: SunkenCiv; BenLurkin
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10/30/2020 11:22:39 AM PDT
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DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
To: DoodleBob
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10/30/2020 11:59:10 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: Getready
yeah that is why I said .... after it passes by...
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