NASA Does Not Detect “Largest Asteroid to Pass This Close to Earth in a Century” (opens in new tab)

(cneos.jpl.nasa.gov)

18 pointsjolesf6y ago3 comments

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How close? 65,000 km. For reference, GEO is 35,000 km, Earth diameter is 12,700 km.

And the Moon is 360,000 - 400,000 km away.

Literally the second sentence of the article

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(cneos.jpl.nasa.gov)

18 pointsjolesf6y ago3 comments

How close? 65,000 km. For reference, GEO is 35,000 km, Earth diameter is 12,700 km.

And the Moon is 360,000 - 400,000 km away.

Literally the second sentence of the article

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse