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Asteroid capable of destroying London skims past Earth in nearest flyby since records began
An asteroid capable of destroying London has successfully skimmed past the Earth.
The 150ft, 130,000 ton chunk of space rock was the nearest flyby for an object of this size since records began.
Although scientists said there was little chance of asteroid 2012 DA14 hitting our planet – if it did, it would have inflicted 1,000 times more damage than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
Its closest approach, passing within 17,000 miles (27,357 kilometers), which is closer than some satellites, was at 7.25pm, GMT.
Close shave: An asteroid capable of destroying London has successfully skimmed past the Earth. This …
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