There is a very small chance—1-in-250 million—that this asteroid could hit us on its next passage by Earth on September 28, 2017. But you have a better chance of winning the Super Lotto jackpot than being crushed by this asteroid. Even if 2013 TX68 were to hit the Earth, it wouldn’t wipe us out. It could easily spoil someone’s day, make no mistake: this asteroid is about 100 feet in diameter, almost twice the size of the object that exploded in the atmosphere above Chelyabinsk, Russia, three years ago. The Chelyabinsk air-burst produced a shockwave that damaged buildings and shattered windows across a wide area, and, had it struck the ground intact, would have left a significant crater. 2013 TX68 would release about twice the energy as the Chelyabinsk event. Source: www.FamilySurvivalCenter
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