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Enormous Asteroid Traveling at 72,000 mph Only Just Spotted Nearing Earth
newsweek.com ^
| 8/1/22 AT 12:51 PM EDT
| ARISTOS GEORGIOU ON
Posted on 08/02/2022 10:22:53 AM PDT by BenLurkin
An asteroid ...is set to fly safely past Earth later this week after being discovered just a few days ago.
The space rock, dubbed 2022 OE2, will make a close approach to our planet on Wednesday, figures from NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) database show.
At 8:23 p.m. ET on that day, the asteroid is predicted to come within around 3.2 million miles of Earth in its own orbit around the sun.
...astronomers usually provide a range for size estimates, which in the case of 2022 OE2 is 170-380 meters (558-1,247 feet).
According to the CNEOS figures, 2022 OE2 will be traveling at a staggering speed of nearly 72,000 miles per hour.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
TOPICS: Astronomy; Miscellaneous; Science
KEYWORDS: 2022oe2; astronomy; catastrophism; lookwhohatesscience; science
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posted on
08/02/2022 10:22:53 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Enormous Asteroid 2022! Let’s Just Get It Over With!
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posted on
08/02/2022 10:24:07 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: SunkenCiv
If a “city-killer” rock ever does strike Earth, do you think it may come as a complete surprise (as did the Russian bolide)?
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posted on
08/02/2022 10:24:16 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
08/02/2022 10:24:35 AM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom Hi Dad)
To: BenLurkin
That would leave a mark fur shure.
5
posted on
08/02/2022 10:25:03 AM PDT
by
KC Burke
(If all the world is a stage, I would like to request my lighting be adjusted.)
To: BenLurkin
Nothing to see here. No reason to put on face mask or get a vaccine.
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posted on
08/02/2022 10:25:27 AM PDT
by
NautiNurse
(Nancy is going to Tie One on. )
To: BenLurkin
I hope so could you imagine the line for TP if we had a warning
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posted on
08/02/2022 10:25:50 AM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom Hi Dad)
To: BenLurkin
8
posted on
08/02/2022 10:26:00 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
(America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
To: BenLurkin
There go the dinosaurs.. again..
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posted on
08/02/2022 10:27:18 AM PDT
by
joethedrummer
(We can't vote our way out of this, folks..)
To: BenLurkin
“Son, I clocked you doing 72,000 in a 55!”
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posted on
08/02/2022 10:27:21 AM PDT
by
MercyFlush
(☭☭☭ Soviet Russia must be destroyed. ☭☭☭)
To: BenLurkin
Great, now we have to redefine “hit” when it gets here
11
posted on
08/02/2022 10:30:47 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
To: dfwgator
Yeah! Let's just get it over with.
Then I don't have to worry about refinancing the lease on my ‘21 Nissan. Bastards are trying to rake me over the coals!
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posted on
08/02/2022 10:31:22 AM PDT
by
jmacusa
(Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots. )
To: jmacusa
“Then I don’t have to worry about refinancing the lease on my ‘21 Nissan. Bastards are trying to rake me over the coals!”
Is it worth more than the residual value then buy them out.
To: joethedrummer
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posted on
08/02/2022 10:36:29 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: TexasGator
And right before the Billy Napier era begins, wouldn’t you just know it.
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posted on
08/02/2022 10:36:39 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: TexasGator
Hadn’t thought of that! Thanks Gator.
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posted on
08/02/2022 10:38:33 AM PDT
by
jmacusa
(Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots. )
To: BenLurkin
“at a staggering speed of nearly 72,000 miles per hour.”
Close to the speed of earth.
To: jmacusa
To: TexasGator
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posted on
08/02/2022 10:41:04 AM PDT
by
jmacusa
(Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots. )
To: BenLurkin
that’s a bit over the speed limit, something should be done- like raise taxes or something-
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posted on
08/02/2022 10:41:42 AM PDT
by
Bob434
(question)
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