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Today is Worl...
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by Bruce Wiggins |
at 03-23-2010 10:00 |
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Today is World Near Miss Day! |
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On March 23, 1989 the 300 meter (1,000-foot) diameter Apollo asteroid 4581 Asclepius (1989 FC) missed the Earth by 400,000 miles. That is really close. My van has almost that many miles on it (344,576 as of this morning)! The asteroid passed through the exact position where the Earth was only 6 hours earlier. If the asteroid had impacted it would have created the largest explosion in recorded history.
So why Near Miss Day? Asteroid 4851 Asclepius is a pretty big asteroid, it came very close to hitting us and, here is the fun part, we didn't know it was out there till March 31, a full eight days AFTER it passed the earth. |
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| You probably noticed that the asteroid above is not 4581 Asclepius. What asteroid do think it is? |
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| 951 Gaspra |
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| 433 Eros |
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| Vesta |
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| 243 Ida |
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Bruce Wiggins
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www.usprintingseattle.com
"Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of purpose." Andy Rooney |
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