Crikey! A Near Miss on Monday of Asteroid!

Here I go again, being Serious with More Doom and Gloom.
And I thought that near miss in the parking lot with the old 1976 Buick at Walmart was a close miss. (a sweet little old man would was about 90 almost hit me in the parking lot the other day. I just sat there with my heart racing, so relieved that he didnt side swipe my car. But he was inches away. I hope they take my drivers license away when I hit 80. I dont think anyone should have one after that age. My dad gave his up and walks everywhere. So will I...

Okay on to the DOOM AND GLOOM NOW....

An Artists rendention of the Asteroid that passed between the Earth and Moon on Monday. Heres what I found on the internet.

"Wait! Did you hear that whooshing sound Monday morning?



An asteroid buzzed by Earth Monday, though only real astronomers noticed.

The rock, estimated to be the size of a 10 story building zoomed past our planet at an altitude of 40,000 miles at 1:44 p.m. universal time — or 8:44 EST.




Dubbed 2009 DD45, it was discovered only on Friday by Australian astronomers.
Forty thousand miles may sound like a lot, but it's only about one-seventh of the way to the moon, and less than twice as far out as many telecommunications satellites.



Had 2009 DD45 hit the Earth, it would have exploded on or near the surface with the force of a large nuclear blast — not very reassuring when you consider humanity had only about three days' notice.



According to the Australian news Web site Crikey, www.Crikey.com the asteroid is likely to be drawn in by Earth's gravity, meaning it may return for many more near misses in the future. "

Heres more.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090302-asteroid-earth.html