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Nasa Captures New Images of Large Asteroid Passing Earth

By NASA
November 8, 2011
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Asteroid 2005 YU55 — Radar image of asteroid 2005 YU55 obtained Nov. 7, 2011 when the space rock was at 3.6 lunar distances, about 860,000 miles, or 1.38 million kilometers, from Earth.

Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech

NASA's Deep Space Network antenna in Goldstone, Calif. has captured new radar images of Asteroid 2005 YU55 passing close to Earth.

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