‘Potentially Hazardous’ asteroid 2017 XC62 passing by Earth January 24, according to NASA

‘Potentially Hazardous’ asteroid 2017 XC62 passing by Earth January 24, according to NASA

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Science, Other, Geography, Biology, Physics

11th Grade - University

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The video discusses asteroid 2017 XC 62, which is considered potentially hazardous due to its size, though it poses no immediate threat to Earth. It highlights the public's fascination with asteroids and recounts historical impacts, such as the 2013 Chelyabinsk event and the 1908 Tunguska event, which caused significant damage.

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What significant event occurred on June 30th, 1908, related to asteroids?

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Describe the effects witnessed by eyewitnesses during the 1908 asteroid event.

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