1972 Great Teton Fly-by

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E.P.Grondine — 10/4/2003 3:50:53 PM (archived)

I can't place the estimate and do not known if it was correct, but it was estimated that if it had hit the East Coast would have been "gone".

In any case, NASA needs to buy the movie footage of this and make it publicly available via the net.

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Closest asteroid yet flies past Earth - SteveS - 10/3/2003 6:21:28 PM
- re: Closest asteroid yet flies past Earth - Larry J - 10/3/2003 6:30:57 PM
  - 1972 Great Teton Fly-by - E.P.Grondine - 10/4/2003 3:50:53 PM
  - re: Closest asteroid yet flies past Earth - SteveS - 10/3/2003 7:39:29 PM
    - Asteroid Capture - Nick Hoffman - 10/5/2003 3:52:04 PM
      - Comet fragment capture - E.P. Grondine - 10/6/2003 10:47:42 PM
        
        re: Comet fragment capture - Nick Hoffman - 10/6/2003 11:12:33 PM
        
        re: Comet fragment capture - E.P. Grondine - 10/10/2003 9:10:21 PM
  - re: Closest asteroid yet flies past Earth - et - 10/3/2003 6:42:19 PM

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