This is a shot of Asteroid 2005 YU55. This massive asteroid passed by Earth on November 8th. It is 400 meters across and passed by within the Moon's orbit. It did not pose any danger, but if it were to hit land it would cause a magnitude 7 earthquake as well as leave a small city sized crater. If it had struck in an ocean, it could have caused a massive tsunami. This is the largest asteroid to have passed this close to Earth since 1976.
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