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'Asteroid' 2010 AL30 Might Be Venus Express Rocket

Posted January 14, 2010 9:26 AM

From Discovery News - Top Stories:

The cosmos threw a curve ball at us, but a near-Earth object (NEO) called 2010 AL30 missed by over 80,000 miles. Although the object was too small to cause any damage, if it did hit, it would generated an impressive firework display before being vaporized by the upper atmosphere.

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01/14/2010 11:41 AM

It brings a whole new meaning to the expression, "getting your own back"...

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