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Explained: The asteroid twice as big as Giza Pyramid about to cross Earth’s orbit soon – The Indian Express
Asteroids can be nudged by the gravitational attraction of nearby planets into orbits that allow them to enter the Earth’s neighbourhood.
Written by Mehr Gill
, Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi |
Updated: September 2, 2020 8:01:05 pm
Asteroids are rocky objects that orbit the Sun, much smaller than planets. In picture is asteroid Bennu. (Credit: NASA)NASA has been tracking asteroid 465824 2010 FR, which is twice as big as the Pyramid of Giza and is expected to cross the Earths orbit on September 6. It is classified as a Near-Earth Object (NEO) and a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA).
NEOs occasionally move close to the…
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