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#NYT 📆 Jan. 26, 2023 The #asteroid about the size of a truck 🚚 (10m across) did not hit #Earth 🌎 but was one of the #closest #approaches ever by such an object, hurtling past Earth at just 2,200 miles above its surface. It was #unknown to #NASA, or anyone, until last Saturday https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/science/astronomy-asteroids-2023bu.html
The object that excavated the #Barringer #crater was about 50 m across https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_Crater
#nyt #asteroid #earth #closest #approaches #unknown #NASA #barringer #crater #asteroidthreat