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Asteroid 2012 DA14 - 50 odd metres accross 130 thousand tonnes estimated will come very close (inside the geo stationary satellites orbit) on Feb 15th.
It crosses the earths orbit every 6 months - theres no chance of an impact on that date but coming so very close to the earth then will alter its orbit for future passes.
Its the closest pass I have seen for a decent sized asteroid that was actually spotted before it passed.
It crosses the earths orbit every 6 months - theres no chance of an impact on that date but coming so very close to the earth then will alter its orbit for future passes.
Its the closest pass I have seen for a decent sized asteroid that was actually spotted before it passed.