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(meteorobs) Re: Possible asteroid impact
>
> Earlier this week the National Aeronautic and Space Administration
> (NASA)
> revealed that a wayward asteroid is about to enter the Earth's
> atmosphere.
> NASA calculations place the impact point of the asteroid somewhere in
> Huron
> County. We've actually been watching this particular asteroid for a few
> weeks now, said Prof. Phil Dupre, a NASA spokesman and member of the
> Deep
> Impact Research Team.
> It will enter the earth on April 3rd (early evening) at a speed of 127km
> per
> second. Its name is L00-F221.
An obvious April Fool's joke. Not only did an asteroid not hit yesterday, but
a Phil Dupre does not work at NASA, and L00-F221 is not the naming convention
for an asteroid.
Ron Baalke
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