Rally News Network: Asteroid to squeak by Earth?

Monday, February 4, 2013

Asteroid to squeak by Earth?

The best view of the asteroid that will squeak past us on February 15 at a distance of just over 17,000 miles will be from Indonesia, say NASA scientists. If it were to hit the Earth, it would pack a punch of 2.5 megatons of TNT - enough to wipe out a city.

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