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Thu, 27 Feb 2014 13:47:37 +0000
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Space
asteroids
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Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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An 880-pound asteroid moving at 38,000 miles per hour hit the moon last September with a blast equivalent to 15 tons of TNT. While errant […]
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