A radar image shows TU24, an 250 meters across asteroid

A radar image shows TU24, an 250 meters across asteroid, found 3 months ago, as it flew by Earth on January 29. It passed beyond the moon but if it would havehit us would have produced a magnitude 7 earthquake or a sizable tidal wave. These NEOs (Near Earth Object) asteroids are difficult to detect as they travel fast and they are small. Scientist now think they are potentially dangerous and are on the look out.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
1/30/2008 (if not this date use archives)
1/30/2008
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