Incoming asteroid misses Earth by 17,150 miles, unrelated to exploding meteor over Russia

Article by: MARCIA DUNN , Associated Press
Updated: February 15, 2013 - 4:37 PM

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FLUXERFLIXER Feb. 15, 13 1:11 PM

17,500 miles of separation when considering an asteroid is extremely close in the big picture of space & Astronomy. An Asteroid that size or larger will impact the earth again, its going to happen. It will make that Meteor look like a tiny pebble. Hope I am long gone when it does.....

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