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Asteroid the size of the Golden Gate Bridge to zoom by Earth on March 21st – The Yucatan Times
An asteroid similar in size to the Golden Gate Bridge will whip past Earth later this month — the largest and fastest asteroid to pass close to our planet this…
An asteroid similar in size to the Golden Gate Bridge will whip past Earth later this month the largest and fastest asteroid to pass close to our planet this year.
But don’t worry, it won’t get too close.
The asteroid, officially known by NASA as 231937 (2001 FO32), is about 1,300 to 2,230 feet wide, according to observations made by the NEOWISE team, putting it at the smaller end of the scale. It has an orbit period of 810 days.
The asteroid is smaller than the last notable one to make a close…
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