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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

An asteroid approaching Earth


Asteroid Toutatis approaches Earth on Wednesday and reach the minimum distance from our planet, they reported that monitor their movement. The rock, the size of a mountain and about 5 km from diametr or not pose any hazard, as it will put 6.9 million miles of our planet.  In fact, is not the first time through "close" to Earth because, in its orbit, we Tutatis visit every four years. In 2004, the asteroid passed just 1.55 million kilometers, a distance through which the body could be seen with telescopes, which will not be repeated until 2652 . Days ago, l to NASA ruled on the  Mayan prophecy  that predicts the dreaded date 21/12/12.  "There has been a misinterpretation of the Mayan calendar. they did not refer to an apocalyptic day, that's a fantasy made " he said astrobiologist  David Morrison , forced to calm the most frightened and explain why there is nothing to fear in the coming weeks. 

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