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To: BenLurkin

Yeah, THIS time.

Just for reference, the 2029 pass is currently forecast to be about 23,000 miles from earth i.e. one tenth the distance between the Earth and the Moon. And there’s a notable margin of error, which is why there’s still that nagging kernel of doubt even though they’ve “eliminated” the possibility of a collision this time around.

Apophis is about 300 meters in diameter.


16 posted on 02/12/2021 10:46:18 AM PST by Little Pig
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To: Little Pig

Thats close enough to be deflected by eartgs gravity


17 posted on 02/12/2021 10:55:28 AM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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