Massive Asteroid About the Size of 69 American Alligators Will Pass by Earth

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https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/42806/20230314/massive-asteroid-size-69-american-alligators-will-pass-earth-tuesday.htm


Another huge space rock is heading our way today. According to a new report, the massive asteroid will safely pass by Earth.

Massive Asteroid Is Approaching Earth

A supermassive asteroid about the size of almost 69 American alligators will be flying close by our planet Tuesday based on NASA's asteroid tracker, The Jerusalem Post reported.

The asteroid in question is named 2023 CM, according to the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The outlet noted that the metric used is the total length and not a specific part of the gator's body.

The space rock has an estimated diameter of 320 meters. Hindustan Times added that the asteroid is 590 feet wide. The Jerusalem Post added that the mass of gators could weigh around 31, 050 kilograms and the odds of 2023 CM being heavier than that is high.

NASA JPL estimates the asteroid will fly around 4 million kilometers away from the Earth. Although the distance is a bit close on a cosmic level, the moon is still much closer, on average 384,000 kilometers away from our planet.

Fortunately, it won't hit our planet. However, if it does, it could ruin a continent, flatten a structure, and trigger earthquakes, tectonic shifts, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and even forest fires.

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Yeah, it missed us, but the article made me giggle.