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2/21/2013

Topic Reading-Vol.316-2/21/2013

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
A meteor and asteroid: 1 in 100 million odds.
On February 15, 2013, most astronomers around the world were paying close attention to an asteroid, called DA14, to make a record-close pass -- 17,100 miles -- by Earth. On the same day, a meteor blasted over Russia and injured over 1,000 people. Are these two very rare incidents related? Before doing complicated math calculations, you may want to know that our planet traveled nearly half a million kilometers. This fact itself could convince you that the two objects, the asteroid and the meteoroid were connected or related.
If you’re now ready to read some math aspects of these two historic incidents, enjoy reading and learning the article. You may find it isn’t as complicated as you think.

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