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Asteroid To Pass Near Earth On Monday

Posted by timothy on from the if-you-look-you'll-go-blind dept.

TigerNut writes "Asteroid 2011 MD was discovered on June 22 by LINEAR, and its flight path will take it within 8000 miles (12000 km) of Earth. Orbital predictions indicate that its flight path will be significantly altered by this close approach."

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  1. Re:Don't underestimate the energy of small asteroi by alba7 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Quoting the fine article: "But there's no chance that the asteroid will hit Earth on this approach, and almost no risk at its next close approach, in 2022. If the asteroid did strike, it would probably explode in the upper atmosphere — a fine spectacle, but harmless."

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