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[-] casmael@lemm.ee 9 points 5 months ago

Okay so how big is this meteor then

[-] everett@lemmy.ml 11 points 5 months ago

Exactly one meteor wide. Do you need the height as well?

[-] dellish@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Is it meteoric?

[-] everett@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

The meteorest.

[-] GooberEar@lemmy.wtf 11 points 5 months ago

It's around 1000 millimeteors

[-] Norgoroth@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

130 - 400 meters

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago

Listed in the article:

Scientists estimate that 2024 YR4 is between 130 to 300 feet (40 and 90 meters) wide

[-] spongeborgcubepants@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

How many giraffes is it tho

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

!anythingbutmetric@discuss.tchncs.de

[-] Comment105@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

Fuck, I was hoping for a 10-15 km wide one.

[-] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 5 months ago

Were it to hit it would hit like a large nuke

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