Close call
Posted: 19.03.2002, 22:25
On March 8, the asteroid 2002 EM7 passed within 500,000km of Earth . . . the scary thing is, no one knew it until 4 days later because it was coming from the direction of the Sun. It's estimated size is only 70m--not a planet killer, but large enough to create a Tunguska sized explosion. Here's an .ssc file to put in your extras directory so you can check out the encounter.
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/files/neo.ssc
--Chris
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/files/neo.ssc
--Chris