(OT Asteroid Near-Misses the Earth) Be Happy : the sky is not falling !
- From: "orang37" <orang37@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 14:33:49 GMT
mmmm ... I wonder if a half a mile wide would be enough to take out all of
Pattaya's balconies ? I think so.
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/07/03/D8IKH7D00.html
Large Asteroid Zips Past Earth
Jul 03 8:54 AM US/Eastern
LOS ANGELES
A huge asteroid whizzed by Earth early Monday, passing about 269,000 miles
from the planet's surface _ slightly farther away than the moon.
More than three dozen asteroids have flown closer to Earth in the last few
years, but scientists believe 2004 XP14 is among the largest.
The asteroid, discovered in 2004, is estimated to be as wide as a half-mile
based on its brightness.
Late Sunday and early Monday, it was expected to be visible as a small
moving dot to amateur sky watchers with good telescopes in North America and
as a fainter object in Europe. Its closest approach was over the U.S. West
Coast.
Scientists estimate 2004 XP14 will have 10 more close encounters with Earth
over this century, none expected to pose a threat to the planet.
On the Net:
Near Earth Object Program: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov
Sky & Telescope magazine: http://skyandtelescope.com/Default.asp
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