Thread: Small Asteroid Passes Between Satellites and Earth
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Old 22-December-2004, 08:04 PM
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Had it entered the atmosphere, it would have exploded high up, experts figure.
Unless it was a stony iron or nickel iron which together comprise about 25% of asteroids. That would be big enough to ruin your day if it fell closeby.
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