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Psamathe
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Asteroid just Missed Us (& we didn't see it coming) Nov 1, 2023 12:01:51 GMT

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In case anybody missed it (and it just missed us), recently an asteroid passed Earth to within one-quarter of the distance to the Moon (to my mind very close). And we only noticed it 2 days after it passed!

It was 30-60m across.

www.universetoday.com/163956/an-asteroid-came-uncomfortably-close-to-earth-in-july-could-we-have-stopped-it/

Ian

Tringa
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Asteroid just Missed Us (& we didn't see it coming) Nov 1, 2023 19:54:33 GMT

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I missed it, but then I missed all of these too - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_asteroid_close_approaches_to_Earth_in_2023

I don't know whether to be worried by quite a few are coming close, or be relieved that quite a few coming close is not an unusual occurrence.

Dave

Last Edit: Nov 2, 2023 8:21:55 GMT by Tringa

ianr
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Asteroid just Missed Us (& we didn't see it coming) Nov 2, 2023 8:44:27 GMT rowanberry likes this

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I missed it, but then I missed all of these too - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_asteroid_close_approaches_to_Earth_in_2023

I don't know whether to be worried by quite a few are coming close, or be relieved that quite a few coming close is not an unusual occurrence.

Dave

I wouldn't worry Dave life's to short, ask the dinosaurs

ian