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#3504965 - 01/27/12 11:15 AM WOW, had no idea an Asteroid was passing this close right now.
JimK Senior Member Registered: 08/23/01 Posts: 4897 Loc: New Ulm, MN	Inside the moons orbit. http://gizmodo.com/5879898/surprise-asteroid-to-pass-really-close-to-earth-about-now?src=fb _________________________ Dell XPS 730x: Windows 7 Pro 64bit:Intel core i7 2.6ghz 8mb cache: 12gb Ballistix RAM DDR3: GPU Zotac GTX 580 AMP2 3GB: X-Fi Extreme Music Digital 7.1: 1Kw PSU: 42" Insignia LED 1080p: LG Blu-ray burner, Sony DVD/R: hd1/750GB,hd2/2TB,hd3/1TB,hd4/1TB My Youtube videos My Flickr Photos High Def Vimeo videos
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#3504970 - 01/27/12 11:17 AM Re: WOW, had no idea an Asteroid was passing this close right now. [Re: JimK]
wheelsup_cavu Veteran Registered: 12/03/08 Posts: 17658 Loc: Corona, California	Head for the hills the end is near!! Wheels _________________________ Cheers Wheelsup_cavu Mission4Today \| Get RoF Templates @ Combat-Asylum Planes of Fame Air Museum \| March Field Air Museum \| Palm Springs Air Museum
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#3505006 - 01/27/12 11:41 AM Re: WOW, had no idea an Asteroid was passing this close right now. [Re: JimK]
Master meh Hotshot Registered: 07/12/04 Posts: 6028 Loc: NW Alabama, USA	Even if it hit us it would break apart in the atmosphere and do little to no damage. (unless of course it's core was methane then you would get a fuel air explosion large enough to take out a city.) _________________________ *sigh* http://agw.bombs-away.net RoF: =AGW= Master
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#3505008 - 01/27/12 11:43 AM Re: WOW, had no idea an Asteroid was passing this close right now. [Re: Master]
wheelsup_cavu Veteran Registered: 12/03/08 Posts: 17658 Loc: Corona, California	Originally Posted By: Master Even if it hit us it would break apart in the atmosphere and do little to no damage. (unless of course it's core was methane then you would get a fuel air explosion large enough to take out a city.) COOOL. Wheels _________________________ Cheers Wheelsup_cavu Mission4Today \| Get RoF Templates @ Combat-Asylum Planes of Fame Air Museum \| March Field Air Museum \| Palm Springs Air Museum
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#3505011 - 01/27/12 11:45 AM Re: WOW, had no idea an Asteroid was passing this close right now. [Re: JimK]
Master meh Hotshot Registered: 07/12/04 Posts: 6028 Loc: NW Alabama, USA	and boom.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event _________________________ *sigh* http://agw.bombs-away.net RoF: =AGW= Master
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#3505012 - 01/27/12 11:49 AM Re: WOW, had no idea an Asteroid was passing this close right now. [Re: JimK]
Sauron Successor to Bill the Cat! Hotshot Registered: 11/09/09 Posts: 5872 Loc: Quantum Superstate	Asteroids? Isn't that what astronauts get if they don't eat enough fiber? Cheers! Rick... _________________________ "We are extending ourselves in Space and Time not because of capitalism or socialism but in spite of them. The Right/Left Capitalist/Socialist establishments are psychologically unprepared for our emerging situation in Time and Space." - F. M. Esfandiary, Upwingers
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#3505023 - 01/27/12 11:55 AM Re: WOW, had no idea an Asteroid was passing this close right now. [Re: Sauron]
JimK Senior Member Registered: 08/23/01 Posts: 4897 Loc: New Ulm, MN	Originally Posted By: Sauron Asteroids? Isn't that what astronauts get if they don't eat enough fiber? Cheers! Rick... That`s what I tease my son with when he complains his rear end itches. Wipe your rear end better and you won`t get Asteroids. _________________________ Dell XPS 730x: Windows 7 Pro 64bit:Intel core i7 2.6ghz 8mb cache: 12gb Ballistix RAM DDR3: GPU Zotac GTX 580 AMP2 3GB: X-Fi Extreme Music Digital 7.1: 1Kw PSU: 42" Insignia LED 1080p: LG Blu-ray burner, Sony DVD/R: hd1/750GB,hd2/2TB,hd3/1TB,hd4/1TB My Youtube videos My Flickr Photos High Def Vimeo videos
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#3505037 - 01/27/12 12:04 PM Re: WOW, had no idea an Asteroid was passing this close right now. [Re: JimK]
jt_medina Member Registered: 07/06/05 Posts: 872 Loc: Destination Unknown...	The asteroid is passing at roughly two times the distance of a geostationary satellite. Quote: Busy week. Asteroid 2012 BX34 will safely pass Earth on Jan. 27. Distance: 36,750 miles (59,044 km) or about .17 lunar distance. Quote: Asteroid 2012 BX34 is small, ~11 meters/37 ft diameter. It wouldn't get through our atmosphere intact even if it dared to try. Not big enough to even get through the atmosphere. Quote: The asteroid is traveling at about 5.53 miles per second (8.9 kilometers per second) and will pass Earth at 10:30 New York time. That's only 15 minutes away. Enjoy! I'll be good if someone had streamed it in video. By the way, Remember what hit Jupiter in 1995?, The shoemaker-levy 9. We might not be so lucky next time. _________________________ Ignorance is the worlds greatest threat
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