What is National Near Miss Day?
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From a national perspective, many of us face a near miss here and there every day. a national view On March 23rd, the entire Earth was struck by a near miss when a massive asteroid (4581 Asclepius) nearly struck us in 1989. The day 4581 Asclepius flocked right on by, ascension National Near Miss Day commemorates.
On March 22-23, 1989, a mountain-sized asteroid came within 500,000 miles of colliding with the earth on March 22-23, 1989. "On the cosmic scale of things, it was a close call," said Dr. Henry Holt. According to geophysicists, a collision with Asclepius would produce electricity comparable to that of a 600 megaton nuclear bomb explosion. On our planet, a collision would have had catastrophic consequences. On March 31, 1989, the asteroid's closest approach to Earth was discovered by scientists on March 31, 1989 – nine days after the asteroid's closest approach to Earth.
Near misses have occurred on an irregular basis. There have been other near misses that have occurred on a regular basis.