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Potential Danger of 2020ND Asteroids If They Hit Earth

JAKARTA – A giant asteroid is expected to approach Planet Earth on July 24 tomorrow. Because of its size, NASA has classified this asteroid in the dangerous category if it falls to Earth. Launch Bussines Insider , NASA issued a warning of a space object called 2020ND flying moving at a speed of 48 thousand km / hour. The closest distance to this asteroid to Earth is about 0.034 AU (astronomical units) or five million kilometers. The 2020 ND asteroid is classified as a Near-Earth Object (NEO) and has a potential hazard (Potentially Hazardous Asteroid / PHA). Not to mention its size, which is 160 meters in diameter or 50 percent larger than the London Eye giant Ferris wheel. This parameter label given to the asteroid has a potentially dangerous approach to Earth in the future. So far the 2020ND Asteroid has been recorded as having approached Earth four times, since it was discovered on July 17, 1945. Also read: There’s a Giant Asteroid Crossing the Earth This Weekend Prepa...