Guess Who Buzzed Earth Monday

"Sky-watchers in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific islands welcomed a surprise guest Monday: an asteroid that passed just 41,010 miles (66,000 kilometers) above Earth.

Discovered only days ago, asteroid 2009 DD45 zipped between our planet and the moon at 13:44 universal time (8:44 a.m. ET). The asteroid was moving at about 12 miles (20 kilometers) a second when it was closest to Earth."

Adica, pe romaneste: ups, ce noroc

"Ca dimensiuni, acest asteroid este comparabil cu cel care s-a prabusit in data de 30 iunie 1908 in regiunea Tunguska din Siberia, provocand o explozie echivalenta a o mie de bombe atomice precum cea de la Hiroshima si distrugand peste 2.000 km patrati de padure."





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