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05-May-2007, 05:43 AM
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Asteroid 2017?
Hey folks I just finished reading an article about a "Planet Killing asteroid" is claimed to miss earth by a few hundred thousand miles or so?
Sorry if this has been posted previously. What do you guys think about this? 
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05-May-2007, 02:00 PM
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Are you thinking of Apophis? Then it is 2029. 1/40,000 chance of hitting a sweet spot in Earth's gravitational field that will send it back around and hit Earth in 2039.
Use the search feature and search for Apophis. Mucho hits.
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Keeper of the Jabberwock Last edited by Lord Jubjub : 05-May-2007 at 07:57 PM.
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