Above the Earth carried asteroid the size of Tunguska meteorite

Go around the Earth on Monday flew asteroid similar in size to the famous Tunguska meteorite. Possible implications as a result of asteroid impacts on Earth objects are not known yet, writes InoPressa.ru with reference to the journal New Scientist.

The first of the coming to earth a space object reported on Saturday, members Observatory Siding Spring Survey, located in Australia, says the publication.

Asteroid named 2008 DD45. He carried the entire distance of 72 thousand kilometers of the surface of the planet.

"This is less than one fifth of the distance to the moon and just twice the distance to geosynchronous satellites," - noted author Rachel Kortlend.

Judging from the brightness of celestial body, the size of the asteroid is between 20 and 50 meters in diameter, believed representative of the Center of minor planets International Astronomical Union Timothy SPAR.

Recall Tunguska meteorite fell to Earth in 1908. This happened in Siberia in the vicinity of the river Podkamennaya Tunguska. For comparison, the size of 30 meters, said publication. However, following the clash explosion destroyed two thousand square kilometers of taiga forest.