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Asteroid 2001 FO32 Will Safely Pass by Earth March 21 – Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the leading center for robotic exploration of the solar system.
After its brief visit, 2001 FO32 will continue its lonely voyage, not coming this close to Earth again until 2052, when it will pass by at about seven lunar distances, or 1.75 million miles (2.8 million kilometers).
Astronomical Geology
Asteroid 2001 FO32 was discovered in March 2001 by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) program in Socorro, New Mexico, and had been estimated, based on optical measurements, to be roughly 3,000 feet (1 kilometer) wide. In more recent follow-up observations…
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