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Feb 26, 2021 01:40 AM EST
Next month, an asteroid as large as the long Golden Gate Bridge will hurl past the planet. But, while this will be the largest and fastest asteroid to fly near our planet this year, there is no need to worry.
Asteroid 231937 (2001 FO32)
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385446 03: FILE PHOTO: A mosaic image of asteroid Eros at it s north pole, taken by the robotic NEAR Shoemaker space probe February 14, 2000 immediately after the spacecraft s insertion into orbit. After a year of circling and taking pictures, NEAR will touch down on asteroid Eros February 12, 2001, to capture surface details, which will be the first time any craft has tried to land on a tumbling space rock.
To make 2021 stand out even more, an asteroid as wide as the Golden Gate Bridge is scheduled to zoom past Earth next month. Not to worry, though, the space rock officially named 231937 (2001 FO32) will only come within 1.25 million miles of Earth, according to Patrick Pester with Space.com. INSPIRATION4 MISSION: Cancer survivor to represent 'Hope' on SpaceX first all-civilian space mission It's not like we need another unprecedented event to hit.
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