Almost a mile wide Asteroid will pass Earth on Sunday, July 22, 2012. According to the Daily Mail, its estimated 2,000-sized up to 4,500 feet (609,6 m until 1,37 km). This is about the nearest earth asteroid categorized (NEA). Space objects described by the NEA 2002 AM31 urban buildings.
Astronomers warned that no need to panic. This giant thing going across space by positioning 13.7 times farther than the distance of the Earth to the moon. These space rocks will be traced directly to the camera in the Earth and space.
According to Space.com, asteroid 2012 AM31 this will approximately 3.2 million square miles (5.2 million miles) from Earth. Closest position will be achieved on July 22, 2012.
You can see this through the Earth with asteroids watch via live streaming Camera Slooh Space. This observation page will present the views of Prescott, Arizona telescope Observatory, Canary Islands, the United States and West Africa. Impressions direct scheduled start at 7.30 pm local time.
According to scientists, the asteroid is not potentially rammed earth at the end of this week. But, these space objects remain in the monitoring for potential future hazards. Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, us, categorize the stone giant as "asteroid potentially cause a disaster".
The Asteroid 2002 AM31 found in 2002. His pace was tracked by radar by NASA astronomers. They put a radio antenna in outer space in Goldstone, California, USA. Arecibo Observatory, Puerto Rico, also was ready to monitor the movement of the asteroid at the weekend.
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