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An asteroid named 2019 WR3 is expected to have what NASA calls a “close approach” to Earth on Friday, December 6.
Australia’s 7News reports that the asteroid is expected to be larger than the Egyptian pyramids!
It is actually estimated to have a diameter between 76 – 170 meters, which is 249- 557 feet, and The Statue Of Liberty is 305 feet tall.
For reference on how big the statue actually is, see a photo of her head being unpacked in 1885 below.
https://twitter.com/historyinmoment/status/1201476388794093568
7News reports that the huge asteroid was first spotted by NASA last week, and will pass within 5.44 million km of Earth at speeds of 27,036 km/hr. That translates to around 335,000 miles from Earth and a speed of 16,800 miles per hour.
https://twitter.com/_1BUV/status/1201796927815176198
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