Whew, that was close
The closest observed asteroid yet to skim past the Earth without hitting the atmosphere, was reported by astronomers on Sunday.
The previously unknown object, spanning five to 10 metres across, has been named 2004 FU162. It streaked across the sky just 6500 kilometres – roughly the radius of the Earth – above the ground on 31 March, although details have only now emerged.
August 24th, 2004 at 4:26 pm
According to the meteor impact effects simulator (http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/impacteffects/) a 10 meter asteroid wouldn’t even make it through the earth’s atmosphere. In fact, you could be directly under the asteroid when it breaks up and you wouldn’t even hear it.
August 25th, 2004 at 8:30 am
You ruined the drama stormy…
🙂