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January 28, 2008

EXPERIENCE THE CLOSEST ENCOUNTER WITH THE LARGEST ASTERIOD OR WAIT AGAIN FOR 22 YEARS!

You should not miss the closest approach of the largest asteroid, which came near the Earth in more than 20 years. The asteriod will make its closest approach on Tuesday, venturing as close as about 1.4 times the distance to the moon.

The asteroid was named 2007 TU24. It was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona US last October 11, 2007. The first radar observations tell that this asteroid was formed from two individual asteroids that fell together and stuck. Astronomers estimated that the asteroid is 150 and 600 meters wide. However, this measurement is not yet confirmed as the rock is too far away for ground-based telescopes.

  (img from http://space.newscientist.com/channel/solar-system/dn13225-largest-asteroid-to-come-near-earth-in-22-years.html)


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