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    Asteroid to make a close call

    Asteroid to make a close call

    It has a diameter of 3,250 feet and is travelling at ~34,000 miles per hour. It passed the earth at 3.6 million miles this morning.

    NASA has confirmed that an asteroid larger than the tallest man-made structures on Earth will miss the planet by a few million miles Saturday, the International Business Times reported.

    The asteroid is traveling toward Earth at a speed of almost 34,000 miles per hour, the outlet reported. A collision would likely trigger a nuclear winter and mass extinction, but the asteroid is set to pass the planet by approximately 3.6 million miles.


    NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies identified the asteroid as 163373 (2002 PZ39). It is estimated to have a diameter of approximately 3,250 feet, making it larger than the Burj Dubai, which is currently the tallest building in the world.


    The asteroid has been labeled a “Potentially Hazardous Asteroid” by NASA. It is an Apollo asteroid, which means it will intersect Earth’s path around the sun.


    According to NASA’s website, “Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs) are currently defined based on parameters that measure the asteroid’s potential to make threatening close approaches to the Earth.”
    NASA currently estimates that the asteroid will pass by the planet on Saturday at 6:05 a.m. EST, the International Business Times reported.
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    3.6 million miles, Damn, that's close, only 13 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon!!

    Can we possibly blame Trump for this? Has he issued any orders to defend from this assault? Will Congress let him implement them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nathanbforrest45 View Post
    I heard it was on a clear track to the DNC Headquarters. If so, no big loss.
    This one is big enough to cause a mass extinction event.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    This one is big enough to cause a mass extinction event.
    You are too quick, I erased that part of the post!

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    So I am spending my day burning, farting, releasing refrigerant and running my car for no reason just to psss off the Greenies, before we get slammed.

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