A huge asteroid will pass closer to Earth than the moon on Tuesday, but experts say there is no cause for alarm.
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A huge asteroid will pass closer to Earth than the moon on Tuesday, but experts say there is no cause for alarm.
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Asteroid 2005 YU 55 will pass about 300-thousand kilometers from the earth. The giant space rock is about 400 meters in diameter. The close encounter will occur at 23:28 Greenwich Mean Time. Computer models showing the asteroid's path for the next 100 years show there is no chance it will hit Earth during that time.
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A huge asteroid will pass closer to Earth than the moon on Tuesday, but experts say there is no cause for alarm.
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Previous studies show the asteroid is what is called a C-type asteroid that is likely made of carbon-based materials and some silicate rock.
(CNTV November 7, 2011)
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