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 Let's Celebrate National Near Miss Day!

Celebrated Every March 23rd.

National Near Miss Day is a day to commemorate the near miss 

between Earth and a giant asteroid in 1989.

A Few Near Miss Facts...

• In 1989, asteroid 4581 Asclepius came within 500,000 miles of Earth.
• Geophysicists estimate the collision would have been catastrophic.
• Today, we have people watching the sky to track asteroids near Earth.
• Scientists estimate thousands of meteorites hit the earth yearly, but most go unnoticed.
• A meteor is a small piece of an asteroid.

A Few Ways to Celebrate National Near Miss Day...

1-Share stories of near misses in your life (I was "nearly" hit by a log truck in the 1980s).

2-Learn about asteroids.

3-Go to a space-related museum and learn about space and, of course, asteroids.

4-Watch videos about asteroids and meteors.

How will I celebrate National Near Miss Day? I will learn more about asteroids because I know very little about space.

KathieyV