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Largest known asteroid to fly close to earth in March 2021: NASA

Largest known asteroid to fly past Earth

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NASA has said the largest known asteroid is going to fly past earth in March 2021. The size of the asteroid is nearly the same as the Golden Gate Bridge. According to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the asteroid named 231937 or 2001 FO32 is a "potentially hazardous asteroid". The diameter of the asteroid is approximately between 0.767 to 1.714 kilometres and it will pass within 2,016,351 km of Earth in 2021.


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