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Huge asteroid to fly past Earth
CNN ^
| Sept 27th, 2004
Posted on 09/28/2004 2:32:10 PM PDT by missyme
SPACE.com -- The largest asteroid ever known to pass near Earth is making a close celestial brush with the planet this week in an event that professional and backyard astronomers are watching closely.
The space rock, named Toutatis, will not hit Earth, despite rumors of possible doom that have circulated the Internet for months. Humanity is very fortunate there won't be an impact, as the asteroid is large enough to cause global devastation. Toutatis is about 2.9 miles long and 1.5 miles wide (4.6 by 2.4 kilometers).
On September 29, Toutatis will be within a million miles of Earth, or about four times the distance to the Moon.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: asteroid; space; toutatis
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posted on
09/28/2004 2:32:11 PM PDT
by
missyme
To: missyme
I thought an asteroid is what the astronauts got from sitting in their suits for too long.....
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posted on
09/28/2004 2:32:52 PM PDT
by
hispanarepublicana
(Publicist/Makeup Artist/Hairstylist/Bodyguard to Lucy Ramirez)
To: missyme
Women and minorities hardest hit.
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posted on
09/28/2004 2:33:31 PM PDT
by
Thrusher
(The timing of this post is suspicious.)
To: missyme
That's no asteroid, it's an A$$HOLE called Mike Mooreon.
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posted on
09/28/2004 2:34:10 PM PDT
by
gunnygail
(Founding member of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy. (I operate the minigun, more fun there)
To: hispanarepublicana; All
Hurricaines, Earthquakes, Volcanic Eruptions now Asteroids...
HMMMMMMM................
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posted on
09/28/2004 2:34:56 PM PDT
by
missyme
To: missyme
Do you think that the closer it gets the more orange Kerry is turning? Is there a relationship?
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posted on
09/28/2004 2:35:04 PM PDT
by
quantim
(Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
To: All
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posted on
09/28/2004 2:36:52 PM PDT
by
missyme
To: missyme
Don't tell me how it ends.....I haven't reached the end of The Bible yet....
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posted on
09/28/2004 2:37:22 PM PDT
by
hispanarepublicana
(Publicist/Makeup Artist/Hairstylist/Bodyguard to Lucy Ramirez)
To: All
Kinda looks like a Gigantous Planter's Peanut
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posted on
09/28/2004 2:37:46 PM PDT
by
missyme
To: missyme
Hurricaines, Earthquakes, Volcanic Eruptions now Asteroids... HMMMMMMM................
It means vote for W or else.....
To: missyme
Jimmy Carter's secret weapon to defeat Bush?
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posted on
09/28/2004 2:39:50 PM PDT
by
bikepacker67
(Sandy wasn't stuffing his socks, he was stuffing A sock.)
To: hispanarepublicana
No, it's a gall bladder problem. Earth is passing a stone.
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posted on
09/28/2004 2:40:06 PM PDT
by
UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
(Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth...)
To: missyme
Close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades.
To: missyme
Kinda looks like a Gigantous Planter's Peanut
I guess that means it is not the monolith.
To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
Well I can see most don't give a hoot owl worry about a meaningless asteroid...Oh well next....
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posted on
09/28/2004 2:41:35 PM PDT
by
missyme
To: missyme
So, to protect ourselves we need a re-e-e-e-ally big elephant.
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posted on
09/28/2004 2:41:37 PM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(I voted for Bush... before I voted for Bush.)
To: missyme
Have the Dems blamed Bush yet?
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posted on
09/28/2004 2:42:02 PM PDT
by
mewzilla
To: SlowBoat407
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posted on
09/28/2004 2:43:01 PM PDT
by
missyme
To: missyme
Well I can see most don't give a hoot owl worry about a meaningless asteroid...Oh well next....Close only counts in horseshoes and asteroids.
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posted on
09/28/2004 2:43:30 PM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(I voted for Bush... before I voted for Bush.)
To: missyme
Kerry's Face
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posted on
09/28/2004 2:43:54 PM PDT
by
UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
(Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth...)
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