A meteor and asteroid: 1 in 100 million odds.
On February 15, 2013, most astronomers around the world were
paying close attention to an asteroid, called DA14, to make a record-close pass
-- 17,100 miles -- by Earth. On the same day, a meteor blasted over Russia and
injured over 1,000 people. Are these two very rare incidents related? Before
doing complicated math calculations, you may want to know that our planet
traveled nearly half a million kilometers. This fact itself could convince you
that the two objects, the asteroid and the meteoroid were connected or related.
If you’re now ready to read some math aspects of these two historic
incidents, enjoy reading and learning the article. You may find it isn’t as
complicated as you think.
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