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There's a new "mini-moon" orbiting the Earth and it's the size of a car
Earth has acquired a second "mini-moon" about the size of a car, according to astronomers who spotted the object circling our planet. The mass -- roughly 6-11 feet in diameter -- was observed by researchers Kacper Wierzchos and Teddy Pruyne at the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona on the night of February 15.
"BIG NEWS. Earth has a new temporarily captured object/Possible mini-moon called 2020 CD3," likely to be a C-type asteroid, Wierzchos tweeted.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mini-moon-2020-cd3-size-of-a-car-is-orbiting-the-earth-astronomers-say/
https://twitter.com/WierzchosKacper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-6298842043375233470.ampproject.net%2F2002192257490%2Fframe.html
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(33,019 posts)snip--"Its route suggests it entered Earth's orbit three years ago, he said."
🤔 So what bad evil thing happened 3 years ago? 🤔
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