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Asteroid missed Earth by 45k miles on Thursday
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:39 am
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:39 am
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We're gonna get hit by a train and not know it till it's gone!
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A LARGE ASTEROID FLEW between Earth and the moon this week in a very close encounter.
At 328-feet wide, the asteroid, named 2019 OK, is the largest to get this close to Earth this year. It came within 45,000 miles of the planet soaring at a speed of nearly 55,000 miles per hour.
We're gonna get hit by a train and not know it till it's gone!
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Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:41 am to danfraz
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At 328-feet wide, the asteroid, named 2019 OK,
We're gonna be SOL when 2019 NOT OK comes around.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:42 am to danfraz
Apophis will fly so close in 2029 you'll be able to see it.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:43 am to danfraz
Is 328 ft really that big? And did we know about it before it passed?
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:43 am to danfraz
That's just a city killer and less than 1% of the earth is cities.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:43 am to danfraz
I don’t need to know every time one misses. Let me know when one hits.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:44 am to danfraz
I think it’s critical we develop a more robust way of spotting, tracking, and deflecting these things. Development of such is much more important than a manned landing on Mars or returning to the moon.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:45 am to GeauxxxTigers23
How much of that would burn up in the atmostphere?
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:45 am to DavidTheGnome
quote:Orrrr....it could be a lot easier to manufacture and launch defense systems from the moon.
Development of such is much more important than a manned landing on Mars or returning to the moon.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:46 am to jmarto1
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How much of that would burn up in the atmostphere?
Most if not all.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:46 am to danfraz
A football field long. It would be less when it hits the ground. Excuse me for not GAFing.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:47 am to danfraz
About the size of the Giza Pyramid and 1/5 of the distance to the moon. Would have caused crawfish prices to spike if it hit.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:48 am to GeauxxxTigers23
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:49 am to danfraz
I bet Bruce Willis and crew were on standby just in case.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:49 am to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:49 am to danfraz
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We're gonna get hit by a train and not know it till it's gone!
That's exactly how I want to happen.
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:50 am to eScott
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This one was 66ft
And the world as we know it vaporized
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:51 am to danfraz
We've still got the 1100 foot wide Asteroid 2006 AV89 to worry about in October:
tigerdroppings.com/rant/o-t-lounge/large-asteroid-may-collide-with-earth-in-oct
tigerdroppings.com/rant/o-t-lounge/large-asteroid-may-collide-with-earth-in-oct
Posted on 7/27/19 at 9:52 am to eScott
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This one was 66ft
This one was 50 kilometers
66,000,000 BC Colorized
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