Monday, February 11, 2013

Asteroid 2012 DA14: Space rock will miss the Earth by 17,000 miles.


Near Earth asteroid art

Asteroid 2012 DA14: Space rock will miss the Earth by 17,000 miles
On Friday, Feb. 15, the Earth is going to get a very close shave by an asteroid*. Called 2012 DA14, this 50 meter (160 foot) rock will pass just over 27,000 kilometers (17,000 miles) from the Earth’s surface. This is closer than our geosynchronous satellites, so this really is a close pass!

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