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Small Asteroid 2009 VA Whizzes By The Earth - 0 views

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shared by Ernesto Guido on 10 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Ernesto Guido on 10 Nov 09
     
    A newly discovered asteroid designated 2009 VA, which is only about 7 meters in size, passed about 2 Earth radii (14,000 km) from the Earth's surface Nov. 6 at around 16:30 EST. This is the third-closest known (non-impacting) Earth approach on record for a cataloged asteroid.
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