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Title: Asteroid Florence
Post by: Rods2 on 07 September 2017, 18:35:55
Recently passed about 70m miles from Earth. This 3mile diameter asteroid has two small moons that orbit it.

http://newatlas.com/asteroid-florence-moons/51231/ (http://newatlas.com/asteroid-florence-moons/51231/)
Title: Re: Asteroid Florence
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 07 September 2017, 18:46:02
They don't need to be very big to cause havoc. :-\
Title: Re: Asteroid Florence
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 07 September 2017, 18:48:09
Tunguska 1908 .......the 'object' was only a few hundred metres across. :-\
Title: Re: Asteroid Florence
Post by: ronnyd on 07 September 2017, 20:24:01
Quote from: Rods2 on 07 September 2017, 18:35:55
Recently passed about 70m miles from Earth. This 3mile diameter asteroid has two small moons that orbit it.

http://newatlas.com/asteroid-florence-moons/51231/ (http://newatlas.com/asteroid-florence-moons/51231/)
Are they called Zebedee and Dougal? ::)
Title: Re: Asteroid Florence
Post by: Lizzie Zoom on 08 September 2017, 11:54:47
Quote from: ronnyd on 07 September 2017, 20:24:01
Quote from: Rods2 on 07 September 2017, 18:35:55
Recently passed about 70m miles from Earth. This 3mile diameter asteroid has two small moons that orbit it.

http://newatlas.com/asteroid-florence-moons/51231/ (http://newatlas.com/asteroid-florence-moons/51231/)
Are they called Zebedee and Dougal? ::)

No, they are called Arse 1 and Arse 2 :D ;)
Title: Re: Asteroid Florence
Post by: Rods2 on 08 September 2017, 17:38:38
Quote from: Lizzie Zoom on 08 September 2017, 11:54:47
Quote from: ronnyd on 07 September 2017, 20:24:01
Quote from: Rods2 on 07 September 2017, 18:35:55
Recently passed about 70m miles from Earth. This 3mile diameter asteroid has two small moons that orbit it.

http://newatlas.com/asteroid-florence-moons/51231/ (http://newatlas.com/asteroid-florence-moons/51231/)
Are they called Zebedee and Dougal? ::)

No, they are called Arse 1 and Arse 2 :D ;)

Very cheeky Lizzie. ;) ;D