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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,393 posts) Thu Nov 19, 2020, 11:22 AM Nov 2020

Asteroid the size of a London bus misses the Earth by just 240 miles on Friday the 13th

Well, there's always next time.

Asteroid the size of a London bus missed the Earth by just 240 miles on Friday 13th https://trib.al/n2g5yAr

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Asteroid the size of a London bus misses the Earth by just 240 miles on Friday the 13th (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2020 OP

Holy crap. lagomorph777 Nov 2020 #1

So THAT'S what that was. n/t Harker Nov 2020 #2

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

1. Holy crap.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Nov 19, 2020, 12:00 PM

Nov 2020

Apparently, though, it is still small enough to have burned up if it had entered the atmosphere. Looks like it will be crossing our orbit for a long time, until it eventually does hit us.

Harker

(14,012 posts)

2. So THAT'S what that was. n/t

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Nov 19, 2020, 12:06 PM

Nov 2020

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