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2012 DA14 an Incoming Tunguska???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiXpp-i442s
INCOMING February 15, 2013: Based on its size and trajectory, it’s estimated that the 60 to 100 meter wide asteroid, dubbed 2012 DA14, could be similar in scope and devastation to Tunguska should it enter our atmosphe http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2012+DA14;orb=1 1 a.u. = 149 597 871 kilometers, so 0.0003 A.U. (on 2/16/2013) = 44,879.36 km., which equals 27,892.704 miles. That's approximately the circumference of the earth: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/gene.../big/0928.html In other words, a miss.... |
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