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ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Space@beehaw.org · 2 days ago

Asteroid passed just 300 km above Antarctica today

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Asteroid passed just 300 km above Antarctica today

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ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Space@beehaw.org · 2 days ago
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  • eleijeep@piefed.social
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    1 day ago

    better luck next time

  • Davel23@fedia.io
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    Wasn’t detected until after it passed. Only 1.5m in diameter though, wouldn’t have done any damage if it hit.

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      And which is likely also why it wasn’t detected until it came so close.

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    What was the asteroid’s mass?

    • wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      It was apparently only about 1.9m across. So not massive enough.

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        About 1km shy of saving us from this absurd timeline we’re in.

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          The energy of a snorlax being stored in a poke ball if released at once would kill all life on earth.

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            Let’s just hope none of the asteroids have pokeballs in them

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    That thing was cooking at 20,000 kilometers/sec!

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