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106E-118-A Skyscraper Sized Asteroid to Pay A Visit
106E-118-A Skyscraper Sized Asteroid to Pay A Visit
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Length:
2 minutes
Released:
Dec 8, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
In the distant future, an asteroid, with the diameter of the height of the One Worldwide Plaza skyscraper building in New York City, will likely make a close approach to planet Earth. This asteroid, 2014 XL7 makes close approaches to Venus, Earth, and Mars. Each such encounter can cause its orbit to change. It has been classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid which means that the asteroid hunting community will be keeping special track of it.
Released:
Dec 8, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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