Space rock is almost 3 km long and travels at a speed of 27 km / s. Asteroid separated from us only 1/15 of the Earth-Sun distance, or a little more than 10 million kilometers, but astronomers from the beginning asserted that there is no threat to us. He does not hit the Earth, and if it would have been different, could cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
There will be earthquakes
– There is no scientific evidence to suggest that passage of the asteroid could cause any seismic activity, as long as it does not collide with the Earth. In this case, nothing like that will happen – said Eddie Irizarry, NASA scientist.
According to NASA, no space object should not hit the Earth in the next 200 years. But do not forget the asteroid Aphophis, which has to fly a short distance from the Earth in April 2029 year.
Such objects are close to Earth every year
– Every year, you can expect many meetings Objects of this size, so maybe every few months, one of them approaches so much and will be similar in size – says Mark Bailey, director of the Astronomical Observatory of Armagh in Northern Ireland.
Asteroids 2003 SD 220 can not unfortunately be He was seen with the naked eye. To observe its passage, we needed a telescope. However, if you miss this extraordinary event, NASA says that another such rock come close to Earth in December 2018, so very soon.
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