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[deleted] t1_jdobd49 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in [NASA on Twitter] Newly-discovered asteroid 2023 DZ2 will pass Earth more than 100,000 miles (161,000 km) away–about half the distance to the Moon–making its close approach at 3:51 p.m. EDT (12:51 p.m. PDT) by ICumCoffee

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assassin5 t1_jdopod1 wrote

In which case it would be like dropping a nuke in New York, no biggie.

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binzoma t1_jdord9w wrote

yes, but the probability of it hitting a population centre is VERY low. most of the world is water. most of the remainder is land that is farm/forest/desert/tundra

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daveinpublic t1_jdov5du wrote

I feel like I’m in an echo chamber

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TheRealJuksayer t1_jdoxzq8 wrote

But it is big, but it won't hurt, but it could hurt, but the earth is big...

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hunnerbunner2000 t1_jdpvfvl wrote

yes, but the probability of it hitting a population centre is VERY low. most of the world is water. most of the remainder is land that is farm/forest/desert/tundra

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FQDIS t1_jdp4gt4 wrote

^echo ^chamber… ^echo ^chamber…

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