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[-] casmael@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day ago

Okay so how big is this meteor then

[-] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 13 hours ago

Were it to hit it would hit like a large nuke

[-] GooberEar@lemmy.wtf 10 points 1 day ago

It's around 1000 millimeteors

[-] everett@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago

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

[-] dellish@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

Is it meteoric?

[-] everett@lemmy.ml 1 points 16 hours ago

The meteorest.

[-] Norgoroth@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

130 - 400 meters

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 23 hours 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 21 hours ago

How many giraffes is it tho

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 5 points 21 hours ago

!anythingbutmetric@discuss.tchncs.de

[-] Comment105@lemm.ee 3 points 20 hours ago

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

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